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Objective_CAE_Unit 1
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- 1all year roundthroughout the year, continuously
- 2alleywaya narrow road or path between buildings
- 3anything goesThere are no boundaries or limits to behaviour.
- 4aspectone part of a situation, problem, subject, etc.
- 5automatic pilotIf you are on automatic pilot, you are doing something without thinking about it.
- 6bizarrevery strange and unusual
- 7break downIf a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- 8bustlingfull of people and activity
- 9catch sight ofsee for a moment
- 10check outto go to a place in order to see what it is like
- 11competentable to do something well
- 12courageoushaving or showing courage
- 13cruderude and offensive
- 14decisiveable to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality
- 15delight(something or someone that gives) great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness
- 16disbeliefthe feeling of not being able to believe that something is true or real
- 17dos and don'tsrules about what you must do and must not do in a particular situation
- 18down-to-earthpractical and realistic
- 19end upto finally be in a particular place or situation
- 20face a challengedeal with something needing great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully
- 21gainto get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time
- 22gain insightto get a clear understanding of a complicated problem or situation
- 23get the wrong impressionto get the wrong idea or opinion about what something or someone is like
- 24get to know sb/sthto spend time with someone or something so that you gradually learn more about them
- 25getawaya short holiday
- 26go throughto experience a situation
- 27grazeto injure your skin by rubbing it against something rough
- 28iceberga very large piece of ice that floats in the sea
- 29incredibleextremely good
- 30irritableannoyed
- 31keep in touchto continue to communicate with someone by using a phone or writing to them
- 32knowledgeableknowing a lot
- 33make up your mindto make a decision about something
- 34mark (an anniversary)to show respect for or commemorate
- 35mazea complicated system of paths or passages that people try to find their way through for entertainment
- 36narrow-mindednot willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own
- 37outgoing(of a person) friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others
- 38perceiveto come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something
- 39persuasivemaking you want to do or believe a particular thing
- 40pop over(informal) to go to a particular place
- 41proofa fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or is true
- 42queuea group of people standing one behind the other who are waiting for something
- 43rancidrancid fat smells and tastes bad because it is not fresh.
- 44read between the linesto try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write
- 45rottenRotten vegetable or animal substances are decaying.
- 46sarcasticusing sarcasm
- 47scrubto clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush
- 48self-deprecatingtrying to make yourself, your abilities or your achievements seem less important
- 49sense of humouryour ability to understand funny things
- 50set upto formally establish a new company, organisation, system, way of working, etc.
- 51skimto move quickly, and almost or just touch the surface of something
- 52social gluesomething which brings people together in a society
- 53social-networkingthe use of websites and other internet services to communicate with other people and make friends
- 54staleold and not fresh
- 55strengthento make something stronger or more effective
- 56tip of the iceberga small noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater
- 57to my mindin my opinion
- 58try outto use or do something to discover if it works or if you like it
- 59waythe manner in which something happens
- 60way of lifethe manner in which a person lives
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- Objective Advanced Unit 1: Getting to know you
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