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ENGLISH DAY 52

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  • "I've forgotten my keys again." "SURPRISE, SURPRISE!", I asked him if he wanted to come to dinner, and SURPRISE, SURPRISE, he said yes!
    Said when SB has done ST o when ST has happened in a way tht u expected & tht u do not approve f
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  • DOWNTOWN Los Angeles, A DOWNTOWN address=> The hotel is situated two miles north of DOWNTOWN
    In or to the central part of a city
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  • The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your ITINERARY.
    a detailed plan or route of a journey
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  • An ITINERANT journalist/labourer/preacher=> ITINERANTS worked in the salt marshes and shrimp farms.
    Travelling frm one place t another, usu work fo a short period=> A person who travels from one place t another, usu work fo a short period
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  • The HOUSEWARES department of a supermarket
    Equipment, tools, and machines used in a house, especially in the kitchen
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  • He travelled around Europe LABORING to pay his way/ He LABORED up the hill with his heavy load.
    Do hard physical work/ Do ST slowly with great physical or mental effort
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  • If the evidence stands, the case will PROCEED TO trial=> She sat down and PROCEEDED TO tell me about her skiing holiday.
    Move forward to the next stage=> Do ST after you have done ST else
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  • His lawyers have decided not to PROCEED WITH the case/ (FML)Passengers for Madrid should PROCEED TO gate 26 for boarding.
    Continue as planned/ Move forward or travel in a particular direction
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  • (LAW) Lack of evidence meant that the Council could not PROCEED AGAINST Mr Naylor.
    start to take legal action against someone
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  • I was elected to CARRY OUT a program, the governor said, and I have every intention of carrying it out.
    Perform or complete a job or activity; to fulfill
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  • There has been a SIGNIFICANT increase in the number of women students in recent years/ Do you think it's SIGNIFICANT that he hasn't replied to my letter yet?/ Marriage is a SIGNIFICANT commitment=> SIGNIFICANCE
    Important or noticeable/ Having a special meaning/ Important, large, or great, esp. in leading to a different result or to an important change
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  • Couldn't you CONTRIVE a meeting between them? I think they'd really like each other/ Do you think you could CONTRIVE something for hanging my clothes on until I can get a wardrobe?
    Arrange a situation or event, o arrange fo ST t happen, usin clever plannin/ Invent &/o make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way
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  • I enjoyed the film, but felt the ending was a bit CONTRIVED. His excuse sounded a bit CONTRIVED
    Artificial & difficult t believe, Too obviously designed to produce a particular result, and therefore not seeming to happen naturally
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  • All those SUGARY snacks that kids eat/ It's that SUGARY smile of his that I can't stand!
    containing sugar/ Too good or kind or expressing feelings of love in a way that is not sincere
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  • You can REGULATE the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat/ A computer system REGULATES production/ As a diabetic, she REGULATES her sugar intake carefully.
    Control ST, esp by makin it work in a particular way/ Control an activity or process by rules o a system/ Adjust ST to a desired level or standard
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  • Congress has the power to REGULATE interstate commerce. The agency REGULATES the financial services industry. (GOVERNMENT, LAW)
    Check that the activities of a business or organization are legal and follow official rules or laws
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