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The railway
workers were reported to have gone on strike since
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walked out
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turned up
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let down |
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switched off |
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Fred has to
answer the call of nature while walking in a park. |
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call home
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go to the toilet
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understand the nature
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(4) |
preserve nature |
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He
rejected my offer to help. |
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ran through
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turned down
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put off
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kept off |
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She took
a glimpse at the person sitting opposite her. |
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an intense stare |
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a glare
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a short look
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a close examination
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This loaf of
bread is not fresh. Don't eat it. |
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stale
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rotten |
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old
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smelly
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Tim and Eve
are very dear friends. |
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heart |
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twin |
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(3) |
bosom
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(4) |
shadow
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Johnny has
been talking for a long time. |
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at sixes and sevens |
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at great length
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at the eleventh hour |
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at odd hours
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I am
exhausted. Let us stop whatever we are doing. |
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break the ice
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bring someone on account |
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bring the house down |
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call it a day.
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The boss has
approved his assistant to handle his work while he
is away. |
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authorised
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disagreed
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denounced |
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blocked |
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This type of
plant grows well in warm season. |
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flavour
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(2) |
period
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place |
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(4) |
color |
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He is
unusually articulate at an age of five. |
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tongue-tied
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long-winded |
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expressive
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comical |
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| 12. |
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My mom bought
some needles and threads from the person who sells pins,
tapes, ties, needles and threads. |
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seamstress |
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(2) |
hairdresser |
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haberdasher
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(4) |
hawker |
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| 13. |
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Every family
will experience hardship if prices of goods and
services increase by a big margin. |
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(1) |
be tight-lipped
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(2) |
bear fruit |
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(3) |
bear up |
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(4) |
feel the pinch
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| 14. |
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Max, who
does map-drawing or map-making, is the captain's good
friend. |
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is a carpenter
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(2) |
is a stenographer |
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(3) |
is a cartographer
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(4) |
is a mathematician |
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| 15. |
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We visited the
place where leather is tanned. |
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(1) |
laboratory |
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(2) |
tannery
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(3) |
abattoir
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(4) |
farm |
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| 16. |
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She is
standing at the verandah or covered approach to the
entrance of the building. |
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park |
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porch
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pier
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pulpit |
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