English Vocabulary in Use - 29 Weather and Climate
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chilly/freezing/nippy
cold
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boiling/sweltering/roasting
hot
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blowy/breezy
windy
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stifling/heavy/close
oppressive/sultry
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chucking it down/it's pouring
downpour/deluge
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muggy/clammy/sticky
humid
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climate
general weather patterns over a long period of time
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climate of distrust
secrecy and dishonesty
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prevailing
most common; widespread
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sunny disposition
hardly ever miserable
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sunny
cheerful, happy
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frosty
cold
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snowed under
having a lot of work to do
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under a cloud
If someone is suspected of having done something wrong, they are under a cloud
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cloud your judgement
make it hard for you to judge well
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hail of bullets
A lot of bullets
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hail/storm of abuse
a lot of criticism
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hazy memory
vague memory
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in the mists of history
a period of time so long ago that people cannot remember it
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whirlwind
A very strong wind that moves in a spinning direction.
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whirlwind romance
passionate affair that happens very quickly
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thundered
moved noisily
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thunderous applause
very loud applause
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thundery
stormy weather
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thunderous
very loud
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winds of change/discontent/democracy
actions or influences that will lead to changes
