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an expression used in spoken English in order to avoid bad luck
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touch wood
minor illnesses that affect your nose
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snuffles/sniffles
an expression used in conversation to ask someone to say something to support your opinion
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back me up
fine and in good order
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tickety-boo
make something weaker
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dampen
likely to be negatively affected by something
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prone to
someone who knows lots of languages
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polyglot
listen and pay attention to something
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tune into (something)
doing lots of things at the same time
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juggling
exercise for your brain
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brain workout
earn a skill through practice rather than being taught
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pick up (a skill)
keep doing something even though it’s difficult
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soldier on
fall
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tumble
argue
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spar
a situation where two people do something risky to see who will back down first
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game of chicken
someone's opinion or perspective
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where (someone) is coming from
the area that someone has most experience in
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background
how can (something) help or improve things?
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what can (something) do for me?
new interest or activity in a subject
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renaissance
less popular or appealing
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out of favour
information is presented as it is happening
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real-time
gradually getting smaller or less common
The company’s dwindling profits are worrying for investors.
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dwindling
ake things or people from or to a place secretly
The bank robber smuggled in a gun under his coat.
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smuggle
improve a situation
The country has really turned the corner on youth unemployment. Lots more young people are finding work.
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turn the corner
phone before an appointment, or before going somewhere
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call ahead of time
give someone what they need
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accommodate
strict rules for how something is done
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protocols
a place that is known for
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capital of the world
get lower over time
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drop off
used to indicate that a number is an estimate, or is not exact
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or so
humble and modest
The company’s CEO is very down-to-earth. He always asks me about my family.
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down-to-earth
acknowledge and honour someone who has died
She laid flowers at her mother’s grave to pay her respects
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pay respects
someone who is likely to win something like a competition or election
She’s the frontrunner in the presidential race – everyone thinks she’s going to win.
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frontrunner

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