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adherent 36
adjoining 101
administration 7
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adoration 11
adoring 11
adverse 53
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affection 11
affectionate 11
affinity 7, 68
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affluent 40
ashes 15
aspiration 70
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assent 72
assert 80
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association 96
asterisk 81
asthma 53
astute 8
asylum 35, 97
asylum-seeker 76
at your earliest convenience 46
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attribute (to) 65
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audition 20
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authoritative 79
auto- 88
availability 34
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awe-inspiring 50
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back on your feet 52 back up 98
back-handed 75
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backward steps 61
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ban 25
banned 35
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boo 20
booklet 47
bookmark 46
borrowing 89
bosom buddies 11
bosom friends 11
bosom pals 11
bounce 46, 48
bound to 70
boundary 59
bowel 81
branch 31
branch out into new directions 40
break 12
break out 90
breakout 90
breathalyser 22
breezy 29
bribery 35
briefing 41
bright 93
bring 67
brisk 54
broad summary 92
broadcast journalism 50
brochure 47
broke 46
broken home 12
Bronze Age 34, 48
bruise 52
brunch 95
chronicle 29
circulation 47
cite 80
citizen journalism 50
civil disobedience
claim asylum 35
claimant 87
clammy 29
clamp 25
clamp down 72
clarifiable 101
clarification 101
clarify 40
class-conscious 87
classical origin 89
classified ad 47
cleaner 99
clear customs 35
cleavage 9
click on a website 33
clingy 17
clinic 51
clique 19
cliquey 19
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closed-circuit television
telvən 35
clothing 97
cloud 100
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coincide 78
converse 79, 86, 97
conversion 43
convoluted 23
cooker 98
cookie 48
copy 81
coral 65
coronation 39
correlation 71
correspond 68
corruption 35
cost-cutting exercise 55
costly 87
cot 89
couch potato 63
council estate 24
countenance 72
counterpart 5
course 98
courteous 24, 62
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cover 3
coverage 47, 50
covet 13
cowboy 96
cowboy builder 96
crackdown 100
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crawler 75
crazed 100
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credible 98
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cremation 15
crematorium 15
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devaluation 45
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development grant 45
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digital technology 56
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dilemma 69
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dilute 64
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dinner party 38
diplomacy 26
discerning 27
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discount 49
discourteous 62
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discretion 78
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discrimination 43
disdainful 10
disease-resistant 56
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disloyal 12
disloyalty 12
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disorientation 53
disparate 68
dispatch 34
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eloquent 38
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embezzler 43
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emerald 28
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encouraging sign 45
encyclopedia 22
end up 90
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endeavour 97, 101
endorse 72
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energy 58
energy-efficient 58
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enigmatic 73
enrich 89
entry regulations 35
environmental audit 41
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eponymous 68
eradicate 36
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e-reader 56, 86
ergonomically designed 49, 56
ergonomics 71
escalate 1
essential 70
establish 42
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finals 1
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financial reward 6
find fault 73
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finite resources 33
firefighter 99
firm handshake 4
firmly rooted 31
first class 1
first impression 98
fish for compliments 91
flat (n.) 56
flatter 75
flatterer 75
flattery will get you nowhere! 71
fleet 44
fleeting 60
flight attendant 26
flimsy 74
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flog yourself to death 61, 93
floor gave way 20
flora and fauna 31
flow 61
fluctuate 71
fluorescent 65
flutter 76
fly (v.) 66
flyer 47, 49
foetus 45
fond 11
fondness 11
font 81
font size 81
food miles 61
give-way sign 25
glamorous 69
global village 57
glossy 49
glowing review 20
glucose 54
gluten-free 23
GM 57
go back on your word 52
go green 65
go hand in hand with 5
go into labour 45
go like clockwork 16
go on 95
go on a cruise 26
go out (of) the window 24
go private 51
go through the roof 92
go to press 50
go under the hammer 87
golden handshake
46
goods 35
gossip 84
GP 51
GPS 69
granny flat 43
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graphic image 48
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grating 63
green 65
green credentials 33
Green Party 65
green shoots 31
green tourism 65
greenhouse effect 33
high-pitched 55
high-technology 55
hike 27
hilarious 20
history 53
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hit the headlines 30
hit-and-run 25
hitch 69
hobnob 90
holiday entitlement 7
home page 51
homeopathic doctor 51
homograph 91
honest 12
honours (degree) 16
hoot 63
hop 61
hordes 27
horn 32
hostilities 44
hot 29
hot and cold 5
hotheaded 93
household word 18
housewarming 19
hovel 18
human being 57
human poverty 40
the human race 42
humid 29
hunt 50
hurt (n. and v.) 26
I couldn’t swear to 76
I should be so lucky! 70
I wish you would 73
informant 87
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infrastructure 42
infringe 43
infringement 15
inheritance 15
injustice 42
inn 26
innovative 49
insecure 8
inseparable 11
insider dealer 43
insider dealing 43
insider trader 43
insider trading 43
insight 22
insolent 62
instance 79
instant messaging 34
instruct 101
instruction 101
instructive 101
insufferable 69
insulin 54
insurance scheme 51
integration 42
intelligentsia 89
intensively 56
interchangeable 68
interfere 90
inter-library loan 1
international observer 44
interplanetary travel 57
interpretation 20
intersection 98
Interstate 98
intervene 90
intervention 42, 44
interview panel 6
intestate 15
intriguing 21
introvert 10
intuitive 17
inverted commas 93
invest in 7
life savings 46
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lift 45
light 21
light industry 93
lightweight 22
likelihood 70
like-minded 87
lime 65
limp 61
line manager 4
lingering 60
linguistic 89
lisp 84
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literal 38
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loanword 89
loathe 14
loathing 14
loathsome 14
lobby 41
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lodge 43
logbook 22
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loss 15
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love at first sight 21
low-cost airline 26
low-dose 53
lower case 45
low-tech 55
low-technology 55
monarchy 39
monetary union 45
money launderer 43
money laundering 43
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morpheme 38
morphology 88
motif 21
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mousy 65
mouth 54
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muggy 29
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multiple 71
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mumps 89
mundane 5
murmur 84
must-have item 17
mutter 84
mutual 11
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myself included 82
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svs 51
national insurance
51
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outlaw 90
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outrun 86
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overjoyed 70
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population explosion 57
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post- 88
post-colonial 39
postgraduate 2
posthumous 74
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poverty 40
poverty line 40
poverty-stricken 40
power-hungry 58
prairie 28
praise 75
praiseworthy 75, 87
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precious commodity 33
precipitate 67
precisely 78
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predator 32
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predominant 79
preface 80
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pregnant 15
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rash 53
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raucous 37
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reaction 36, 53
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readership 92
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recharge 27
recipe 23
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reconsider 86
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rectification 101
rectify 101
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red alert 65
red tape 7, 101
red-carpet treatment 65
redden 87
reddish brown 65
redevelop 86
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regardless 72
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register 38
regret 77
rehearsal 20
reign 100
run out 6, 90
rush into 95
safety 90
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safety helmet 17
safety-conscious 87
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salary expectations 3
sallow 9
sanction 44, 45
sandwich board 40
sapphire 65
satellite communications 56
satisfying 5
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savour 27
savoury 24
say when 24
scamper 66
scar 53, 96
scarlet 65
scarred 53
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scattered 59
scavenger 32
scenic 27
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school of art 2
sci-fi 85
scoop 14
scornful 14
scowl 82
scrawny 9
scream 84
screen out 48
scribble 81
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scruffy 17
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scrutinise 41
scurry 66
scuttle 66
search warrant 60
second year (student) 98
secondary care 51
skimpy 17
skint 46
skip 98
sky-writing 49
slag off 84
slam 63
slash 20
slaughtered 15
slave 17
slavery 39
sleepless 52
slender 9
slimy 75
slog 69
slog your guts out 42
sloppy 14
sluggish 84
sly 8
small letters 81
smarmy 75
smart 57
smart building 57
smart home 17
smartphone 56
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smidgen 83
smirk 62
smog 88
snag 69
sniff at something 62
snowed under 29
soar 66
sober 8
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social context 40
social housing 18
social media 19
solar panel 42
solidify 64
sombre 37
strut 61
stubborn 2
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stumble 61
stumbling block 27
stutter 84
sub-heading 81
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submit 1
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substandard 34
substantive 41
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sunny 29
sunny disposition 29
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superscript 81
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suspicion 35
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thunderous 29
thunderous applause 29
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tight 40
tight schedule 40
till the cows come home 87
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title 81
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to be fed up to the back teeth 8
toll 25
tongue-in-cheek 21
tongue-tied 84
tonic 89
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topic 90
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totter 66
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touch-type 81
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tow-away zone 25
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tower above 30
tower block 30
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trade union representation 7
trade war 45
traffic warden 35
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utter bliss 13
utterly 92
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volunteer 5
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wail 63
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warm-blooded 32
war-torn 45
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waste 93
waste disposal 64
water security 33
wry 22
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yearn 13, 70
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aforementioned 101
age-conscious 87
age-related 87
aggregate (n.) 78
ahead of its time 56
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air views 50
airline 26
airtime 50
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alarm 14
alarmed 14
alarming 14
alcoholic 16
alibi 74
all the ingredients of 17
all your born days 41, 43
allege 43
allergic 23, 53
allergy 23
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all-inclusive holiday 26
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all-out 44
allowance 35
allude 80
ally 12
aloof 10
alternative medicine
51
altruistic 8
amateur 16
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ambiguous 79
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ambush (n. and v.) 43
amendment 43
amiability 11
amiable 11
ample 59
an item 19
anaesthesia 51
banned goods 35
bar 72
bargains galore 67
basis 67
battery farming 23
battle 44
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BCE 85
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be forced to conclude 80
be in your element 94
be looking up 94
be most unsatisfactory 73
be not at all satisfied about something 73
be on cloud nine 94
be on top of the world 94
be proactive 19
be somebody’s guest 24
be up and running 62
bedridden 87
bedsit 85
bedtime reading 30
behind someone’s back 65
bend the law 6
benefits package 3
bequeath 15
bequest 15
bereaved 15
berth 26
besiege 101
bet 76
brusque 8, 24
brutal suppression 44
bud 31
budding 31
budget airline 26
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bump into 70
bumpy relationship 12
bunged up 52
burdensome 64
bureaucratic 101
burial 15
burn calories 54
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bury yourself in your books 27
business class 12
bustling 59
butter up 84
by a factor of 71
by the back door 26
caesarean (section) 87
call off 95
calming 16
calorie-conscious 24
campaign 36, 44, 93
camping 26
can’t hear yourself think 45
cancellation fee 26
capital (adj.) 7
capitals 81
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carbon footprint 51
cardiovascular 6
career (v.) 87
career prospects 3
carnivore 32
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carry out 3
carry out research 1
cold 29
cold-blooded 93
collaboration 5
colleague 12
college 98
collocation 92
colourful 21
column inches 50
com- 86
come across 95
come and go as you please 52
come off 95
come out of recession 95
come under 95
come under the hammer 95
come up against 95
come up against a brick wall 37
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commencement 101
commiserate 86
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committee 41
committee stage 41
communication skills 3
community-led 87
compact 59
comparable 68
comparative 68
compelling 22
competitive salary 3
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complaint 73
complement 79, 90
51
complete loyalty 12
complete wind-up 84
complex 69
compliment 75, 90
component 55
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comprehensive 2, 79
comprise 80
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compulsive reading 22
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crime-ridden 87
crimson 65
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crucial 79
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cufflink 17
cultural 29
culture vulture 64
cunning 8
curly brackets 81
current 29
curriculum 2
curriculum reform 2
custody 43
customary 42
customer-facing 3
customs declaration form 35
cut and paste 52
cutting-edge 88
cybercrime 35
cyberterrorism 35
cyberwarfare 35
dabbler 16
damage 33
damn someone with faint praise 90
danger 66
dash (n.) 21
dawdle 66
dawn 39
day shift 5
dazzling 21
de- 88
dead-end 5
deadline 1, 5, 50
deafening 63
deal with 80
debit card 46
disrespect 12
disrespectful 12
disruption 25
dissent 78
dissertation 1
dissimilar 68
distant 12, 87
distasteful 92
distinct 68
distinctive 68
distinguish 68
distort 79
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distress 14
distressed 14
distressing 14
distrustful 8
diverge 68
divergent 68
diverse 68
diversify 68
divert 25
division 78
dizzy 52
do honours 98
do lunch 19
do out 90
do research 1
do some revision 1
do something about something 4
docile 32
docudrama 88
doddery 15
dodo 32
dog’s life 18, 96
dogged 8
dogmatic 8
dolled up 17
dollop 83
domesticated 76
the done thing 62
done up to the nines 81
doomsday scenario 57
door 30
double 81
double-dip 45
double-edged 75
dove 96
down 14, 48
ethnic 44
ethnic cleansing 62
EU 85
evacuate 101
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evergreen 28
evocative 21, 22
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exaggeration 84
exceed 2
exchange 19
exchange vows 76
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exclusive 50
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excuse 74
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exonerate 74
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expire 46
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explorer 39
expound 80
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extensive 59
extinct 32
extol the benefits of something 26
extraterrestrial being 57
extravagant 8
extreme poverty 40
extrovert 10
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fabric 17
facial recognition technology 101
facilitating 101
facilitation 101
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for keeps 60
for one thing 70
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foresee 14
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formidable 92
fossil fuel 33, 58
foundation 42
#NAME? 87
free trade agreement 5
free-range 23
freezing 29
fresher 98
freshman 98
frightened 70
frock 97
frosty 29
frugal 8
fruitful 16
frumpy 17
frying pan 26
full diary 16
full of the joys of spring 3
fundamentally 40
fur trade 32
furnished 18
further clarification 101
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gaga 15
galleon 39
gamble 76
game 32
game park 32
game reserve 32
games console 56
gaming 48
gangling 9
gangly 9
garment 97
garrulous 8
gas station 58
gastrointestinal disease 53
gateway 30
-gress- 88
grey 65
grey area 65
grey matter 57
grill (v.) 9
grin 9
grind 69
gripe 73
gripping 20, 22
ground 98
grounds for 67
grouse 73
grow exponentially 33
gruelling 69
grumble 2
guilt 77
guilt-ridden 87
gulf 57
gullible 10, 36
gunman 97
gynaecologist 51
habitat 32
hack 48
hackneyed 20
haggard 29
hail of bullets 29
half board 89
hang out with 19
harass 43
harassment 20
harsh colours 65
has-been 60
hassle 69
i.e. 85
(an) ideal fit for 94
I’ve just about had enough of 73
#NAME? 87
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idiot-proof 77
if you don’t mind me 86
illiteracy 42
illiterate 40
illuminate 21
illustrate 21
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immediate dispatch 34
immigrant 28
immoderate 8
impact 89
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impeachment 43
impeccable 24, 34
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impenetrable 21, 64
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impoverished 40
Impressionism 45
impulsive 10
in- 69
in a flash 69
in all probability 80
in descending order 80
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IQ 85
ir- 86
irregular 5
irritate 14
irritated 14
irritating 14
irritation 14
#NAME? 65
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issue a press release 73
It’s a mystery to me 94
it’s all coming back to me now 81
italics 81
IVF 15
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jade 65
jargon 38
jaundiced 60
job ad 3
job satisfaction 6
job-share 5
job stability 6
join 24
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journal 22, 47
jubilant 13
juicy 93
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junk mail 36, 42
karaoke 89
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keep a promise 76
keep in stock 7
keep on a tight rein 30
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keyhole surgery 57
loyal 11, 12
loyalty 11, 12
lucrative 7, 16
ludicrous 92
lugubrious 22
lumbering 64
lurch 61
#NAME? 87
macabre 22
made-to-measure 17
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make a note of 76
make ends meet 80
make up to 75
make yourself at home 99
malnourished 40
malnourishment 40
malnutrition 40
mammal 32
man after your own heart 87
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manner 62
manners 62
manual 22, 47
manufacturing 28
manufacturing industry 55
manuscript 39, 81
march 42
marketing strategy 93
marsupial 32
masculine 82
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masterpiece 18
mature student 2
mauve 65
NATO 85
natural habitat 32
nature reserve 53
nauseous 52
navy 65
NB 79
negotiation 42
nervous 70
netiquette 62
networking 4
New Year’s resolution
rezəluʃən 76
newsgroup 48
newsletter 47
newsworthy 24
niche market 5
nip 66
nip in the bud 29
nit-picking 39
no frills 63
noiselessly 63
non-refundable 26
Norman 89
nostalgia 77
not enough room to swing a cat 82
notebook 4
notifiable 101
notification 101
notify 101
notwithstanding 79
now then 97
nuclear 58
nuclear family 2
nutrition 40, 54
nutrition label 23
nutritious 54
oath 76
package holiday 59
paddy field 51
pagan times 37
page-turner 22
paid leave 4
pain 52
paint 21
palaver 89
pamper (yourself) 47
pan (v.) 4
pang 77
paparazzi 50
paper 1
parade (n. and v.) 27
pardon 74
parental control 48
Paris 96
parking lot 16
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genetic modification
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genetically modified food 1
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offensive material 48
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officious 14
off-putting 24
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pitch black 69
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radicalism 36
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sheer 13
sheer bliss 13
shelter 40
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shivery 52
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short-term 84
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shrivel 30
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stammer 84
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stingy 8
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story 50
stout 9
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straitlaced 93
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telesales 7
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test tube baby 83
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That’s the last thing I wanted to hear! 90
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thereby 79
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thing 82
things are a bit tight 82
things like that 82
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thingummy 82
thingy 82, 97
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third year (student) 98
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threefold 8
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throbbing ache 52
uncooperative 34
undemanding 21
undeniably 42
under- 34
under pressure 34
undercover police 35
underestimate 86
underfoot 86
undergraduate 2
underhand 86
underlying 86
undermine 86
underscore 80
undersigned 101
understaffed 86
understated 20
undertake 42
unforgettable 20
unfurnished 18
uniform 17
uninspiring 21
unity 42
university 98
university-led 87
unkempt 9
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unprecedented 61
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unquestionably 70
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unrivalled 27
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unstinting 8
unsupportive 12
unsurpassed 49
unswerving loyalty 12
untruthful 12
unwieldy 64
unwind 27
up- 86
up against it 69
up to your neck 69
up-and-coming 20
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uphold 42, 43, 90
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will 15, 46
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wind farm 84
window 29
winds of democracy 84
windy 97
wiry 9
wish 70
wish to complain about 101
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wither 31
withering 31
withering glance 31
withering look 31
withering remark 17
witty 8
woman after your own heart 15
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word stock 89
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work–life balance 6
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workmate 5
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33
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