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above

supirior/in a higher position

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account

a report or description of an event or experience

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acquire

to gain a possession of

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age

old/period of history

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agriculture

farming/related to farming

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all of a sudden

unexpectedly

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altogether

in total

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anxiety

being worried or nervous about somthing

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apparent

obvious

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appropriate

suitable

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at the expense of

at the cost of

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atmosphere

the gases surrounding Earth / mood of a place or situation

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automatically

happening as part of the normal process or system

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14

bad

not good/rotten

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to be in charge of something

to be responsible for something

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behind

at the back of / slower

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believe in something

to accept as true /consider to be of worth

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blame

to say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened

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block

obstruct; to prevent movement through something

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brilliant

extremly smart

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bring a subject up

to start talking about a particular subject

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calculate

to judge the amount or value of something by using information (especially numbers)

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23

clothing

clothes, especially of a particular type

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competitive

wanting to win or to be more successful than other people

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competitor

one who competes against others

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contemporary

modern, new; relating to the same time period

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contest

competition

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continent

one of the seven large landmasses on the earth

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criterion

a standard for judgment or evaluation

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30

cut something down

to reduce

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decade

10 years

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declaration

an official statement

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declare

to make known; to state openly

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degree

amount or level of something / university studies qualification

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35

deliver

to take [something] to a person or place

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36

demanding

needing a lot of your time, attention, or effort

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detect

to notice something

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determine

to decide

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differ

to disagree

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disappointment

unhappy about the way something turned out / the feeling that something is not as good as expected

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divide

to calculate division / to separate into parts or groups

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domestic

relating to the affairs of a country / household

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done

completing a task

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double

twice the size, amount, price, etc

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economical

careful about spending money or using resources

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editor

someone whose job is to prepare test, film , etc. by deciding what to include and correcting mistakes

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either way

in both cases

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element

a part of something

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emerge

to appear by coming out of something

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emotion

feeling/showing strong feeling

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exception

someone or something that is not included

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exchange

giving up something in order to receive something else they would rather have

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