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Gold Exp. B2 Unit 5

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  • boast
    talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction
  • superior
    feeling better / above others
  • yell
    to shout
  • turn down
    to refuse or reject (something or someone)
  • get back to somebody
    respond to somebody
  • knock out
    defeat and remove from a competition; make unconscious
  • get round to doing sth
    find time to do a thing
  • count on
    to rely on, depend on
  • show off
    behave to attract attention
  • work out
    to exercise
  • be a let-down
    be a disappointment
  • high stakes
    Having a lot to lose.
  • hurdles
    obstacles, barriers
  • get the hang of
    to understand how to do something
  • get through
    manage to finish; get past a difficult time
  • relieve
    alleviate or remove
  • superstition
    an irrational belief that something or doing something brings good or bad luck
  • lucky charm
    item that one believes will bring good fortune
  • be hooked on sth
    to be addicted to sth
  • sprinting
    running fast for a short distance
  • jinx
    bad luck; someone or something that is thought to bring bad luck in a mysterious way
  • nil
    zero
  • rival
    competitor, opponent
  • root for
    to support
  • take on
    accept a challenge or a responsibility
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