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  • difficult to read
    heavy going / dense
  • a book that you want to keep reading
    page-turner
  • a daughter of your brother or sister
    niece
  • something to read in bed before you go to sleep
    bedtime reading
  • someone who spends a great deal of time reading
    bookworm
  • when a book is so interesting that you can't stop reading
    couldn't put it down
  • a woman whose husband has died
    widow
  • food which is available to eat
    in season
  • to stop something from happening
    prevent from
  • no longer fresh
    gone off
  • learn something...: by memory
    by heart
  • to a great degree
    by far
  • the place where planes take off
    runway
  • the psychological desire for food
    appetite
  • follow, obey
    stick to
  • to look quickly through a book
    flick through
  • to keep doing something, even if it annoys other people, or people think it is not good for you
    insist on
  • addicted to the book you are reading
    hooked
  • able to do something
    capable of
  • style of cooking
    cuisine
  • not at all
    far from it
  • to accomplish
    succeed in
  • the daughter of your husband or wife from a previous marriage
    step-daughter
  • a line of cars, trucks, etc. that are moving slowly or not moving at all
    traffic jam
  • pass with...: when you pass your exam with very good marks.
    flying colours
  • the son of your husband or wife from a previous marriage
    stepson
  • a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents
    half-sister
  • to go the ...: to do more than the minimum requirements
    extra mile
  • to pull an....: to stay up all night working or studying
    all-nighter
  • from the first page to the last
    from cover to cover
  • having a taste that is salty not sweet
    savoury
  • old-fashioned; not modern; traditional
    old-school
  • compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
    cockpit
  • ... I'm concerned: to give my opinion
    as far as
  • not hungry
    full / stuffed
  • want, wish, anticipate, to be eager for something to happen.
    look forward to
  • the father of your husband or wife
    father-in-law
  • a son of your brother or sister
    nephew
  • to be very easy to see or notice
    stand out
  • fatigue caused by air travel
    jetlag
  • where you wait for your flight to be called
    departure lounge
  • make you laugh a lot
    have me in stitches
  • the mother of your husband or wife
    mother-in-law
  • extremely popular and selling in very large numbers
    best-selling
  • closely related people of several generations
    extended family
  • Complete something
    filled
  • (n.) a person who imitates or adopts another person's ideas, style or behavior.
    copycat
  • to be...: to be really happy
    over the moon
  • to enter a plane, train, etc
    board
  • think something is right or good
    approve of
  • I wouldn't .....to say that he's a liar
    go as far as
  • the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
    rush hour
  • Teacher's favorite student
    teacher's pet
  • Something written or spoken that tells important news
    announcement
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