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to tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret
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come clean
a person who likes to be politically independent and does not support or remain loyal to any political group
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mugwump
someone, usually of high social class, who is famous for going to a lot of parties and social events
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socialite
spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise
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prodigal
a man or boy who has left his family in order to do something that the family disapprove of and has now returned home feeling sorry for what he has done
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prodigal son
to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy
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get over sth/sb
a different route that is used because a road is closed
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detour = diversion
a girl or woman who during the marriage ceremony helps the woman who is getting married
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bridesmaid
in the UK, a person who is not born into a position of high social rank
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commoner
attractive in a confident, exciting, and stylish way
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dashing
a task that involves going somewhere either to take a message or to take or collect something
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errand (run errands)
in Jewish cooking, a round or square piece of dough (= flour mixed with water and fat) that is filled with potato, meat, or other foods, and baked or fried
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knish
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge
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prejudice
an official announcement that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists, or the process of making this announcement
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annulment
people of high social class, especially in the past
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the (landed) gentry
a small cover, usually made of metal or plastic, worn to protect the finger that pushes the needle when sewing
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thimble
to fasten something to another thing by tying it with a rope or using a metal hook
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hitch
the climbing plant that produces grapes as its fruit
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vine
to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.
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defy
rude and behaving badly, especially by treating other people in a way that shows that you believe yourself to be better than them
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snotty
a person who works for an organization or government and secretly gives information to its competitor or enemy
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mole
to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them
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goad
a very small amount
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smidgen
in a strange, frightening, and mysterious way
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eerily
to make a bad situation less serious
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cushion the blow
to decide not to do something because you are too frightened
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chicken out
clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly
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lucid
to secretly and illegally give someone a drug, especially Rohypnol, usually in a drink, in order to make them unconscious or unable to function normally so that they can be raped (= made to have sex against their wishes) or otherwise harmed
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roofie
extremely unpleasant or unacceptable
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repulsive
a legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building, piece of land, vehicle, etc. for a period
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lease
making clever, secret plans, often to deceive others
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scheming
to cause someone to feel unpleasant emotions, especially anger and shock
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sicken
to make clever, secret plans that often deceive others
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scheme

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