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ENGLISH DAY 52

  •  English    100     Public
    VOCAB
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  • He smiled his congratulations and left without another word=> The government began to SMILE ON small businesses when it realized that they were the key to economic growth (LITERARY)
    Express or say ST with a smile=> Feel positive about ST or SB, or to treat it, him, or her in a very positive way
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  • She TRANSFERRED her gun from its shoulder holster to her handbag/ I'll be upstairs, so could you TRANSFER my phone calls up there, please?
    Move SB o ST fm one place, vehicle, person,o group t another/ Arrange fo SB t answer phone calls received on one telephone on another telephone
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  • After a year he TRANSFERRED TO University College, Dublin/ She TRANSFERRED the house TO her daughter before she died.
    Change t a different job, team, place f work, etc.,o t make SB do this/ Make ST the legal property f another person
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  • Black's TRANSFER TO the Austin office came as a shock his colleagues/ He came to the team as a TRANSFER FROM Tottenham.
    the movement f ST o SB fm one place, position, etc.t another/ A player who has moved fm one sports team t another
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  • The price includes flight, hotel and all TRANSFERS/.../ The kids bought TRANSFERS and ironed them onto their T-shirts (A picture o pattern tht cn b attached t a surface by pressin it against the surface & then rubbin o heatin it)
    Transport provided btw 2 places,eg btw an airport & hotel/A ticket tht allows a passenger t change routes o t change fm one bus o train t another/
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  • a game where people are locked into a room and have to find a way to escape by finding clues (= signs or information that help you to find the answer to a problem or mystery) in it, and solving puzzles, or a special room where this is done
    An ESCAPE ROOM is a great thing to try with a bunch of friends or workmates.
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  • ESCAPE CLAUSE (LAW, COMMERCE)
    a statement in a contract that allows you to break all or part of the contract under particular conditions
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  • The government's record will be subjected to/come under (close) SCRUTINY in the weeks before the election.
    the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it
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  • an AUSTERE childhood during the war/ The courtroom was a large, dark chamber, an AUSTERE place/ He was a tall, AUSTERE, forbidding figure (Very severe & unfriendly in manner)=> AUSTERITY
    Very simple,w only the things tht r absolutely necessary,esp bc f severe limits on money o goods/ Plain & wo decoration o unnecessary details/
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  • Local control is being USURPED by central government (FML)=>  There are still those who regard the move as an unconstitutional USURPATION of private property.
    take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to
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  • STATION HOUSE (US, IFML)
    Police station OR Fire station
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  • We had an argument about it and she got all FIRED UP/ The old plane was FIRING UP its engines. This system uses voice activation to FIRE UP its web browser.
    make someone become excited or angry/ Start a machine or computer program
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  • They FIRED OFF several shots to frighten us/ He FIRED OFF an angry letter to the editor.
    Fire a shot fm a gun/ Write & send an angry letter t SB (IFML)
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  • The opposition party proposed an AUSTERITY BUDGET that included tax rises and spending cuts. (ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT)
    a budget in which a government announces that they will spend less money or do things that will make people spend less money, for example, increase taxes
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  • The government has imposed harsh economic AUSTERITY MEASURES to contain the crisis. AUSTERITY MEASURES announced today include a €5 bn cut to the welfare budget. (ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT)
    official action by a government to reduce the amount of money it spends, or the amount of money that people in a country spend
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  • On environmental spending, the president is a MISER=> A MISERLY person (Like o typical f a miser)/ The workers are paid a MISERLY $2 a day (A miserly amount is extremely small)=> MISERLINESS
    SB who has a great desire t possess money & hates t spend it, sometimes livin like a poor person bc f this
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