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Earning	to receive money as payment for work that you do	I earn $80,000 a year. How much do you earn, if you don't mind me asking?
Return	to go back or come back again	She left South Africa at the age of 15 and has never returned
effort	physical or mental activity needed to achieve something	You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make the effort with people.
conscious	to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present	My tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but I'm conscious of it (= I can feel it) all the time.
dulled	not interesting or exciting in any way	She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.
faintness	The quality of not being strong or clear	The faintness of the handwriting made the manuscript difficult to read
rendered	to cause someone or something to be in a particular state	New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete
although	Despite the fact that.	He decided to go, although I begged him not to.
would	used to refer to future time for the point of view of the past	He said he would see his brother tomorrow.
instead	in place of someone or something else	There's no coffee - would you like a cup of tea instead?
approach	to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality or amount	If you look out of the window on the left, you'll see that we're now approaching the Eiffel Tower
gender	the fisical and/or social condition of beingmale or female	Does this test show the gender of the baby?
wage	a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week to an employee	The job pays very high wages.
gap	an empty space or opening in the middle of something or beetween two things	She has a small gap between her front teeth.
well-traveled	(of a person) having been to many different places, especially to many different countries:	He was well traveled, spending at least a decade in the United States and in Europe, before settling in Dublin.
even	used to show that something is surprising, unusual, unexpected, or extreme:	Everyone I know likes the smell of bacon - even Mike does and he's a vegetarian.
into	to the inside or middle of a place, container, area, etc.:	Stop running around and get into bed!
often	many times: frequently	How often do you wash your hair?
heard	to receive or become conscious of a sound using your ears:	I could hear his voice in the distance.
rather	instead of	He saw his music as a hobby rather than a career
improve	to (cause something to) get better:	He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers.
profitability	the fact that something produces or is likely to produce a profit:	They are reorganizing the company in order to improve profitability.
profit	money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services:	She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.
delivering	to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work:	Mail is delivered to our office twice a day.
sat down	past simple of sitdown	I sat down on the sofa next to Barbara.
else	used after words beginning with any-, every-, no-, and some-, or after how, what, where, who, why	Everybody else has (= all the other people have) agreed except for you.
skill	an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it	Ruth had/possessed great writing skills.
investment	the act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage, or the money used to do this	The account requires a minimum investment of €1,000.
terrified	very frightened	I'm terrified of the dark.
frightened	feeling fear or worry	Are you frightened of spiders?
cured	to make someone with an illness healthy again. To slve a problem	He made wild claims about being able to cure cancer. The president and his advisors meet this week to discuss how to cure inflation.
illness	a disease of the body or mind	He died at home after a long illness.
scared	frightened or worried	I’m scared of spiders
wits	practical intelligence or understanding	She’s learned to survive on her wits.
worth	having a particular value, especially in money	Our house is worth £200,000.
upon	on	Upon her head she wore a black velvet hat.
hire	to pay to use something for a short time	How much would it cost to hire a car for the weekend?
doubts	(a feeling of) not being certain about something especially about how good or true its	I'm having doubts about his ability to do the job.
fear	an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen	I have a fear of heights.
should	used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do	If you're annoyed with him, you should tell him.
thereafter	continuing on from a particular point in time, especially after something esle has stopped happening	For the first month you’ll be working here, and thereafter in Chicago.
diminishing	to reduce or be reduced in size or importance	These memories will not be diminished by time.
journey	the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle.	It's a two-hour train journey from York to London.
sister in law	the wife of your brother or sister, or the sister of your husband or wife, or the wife of the brother or sister of your husband or wife.	Carolina is my sister in law
joke	something such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh	Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road?
tooting	to make a short sound or series of short sounds, especially with the horn of a car as a warning	The train toots its whistle as it passes by.
horn	a hard pointed often curved part that grows from the top of the head of some animals, or the hard substance of wich a horn is made.	The male deer grows large branching horns called antlers.
brag	to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own	They bragged that their team had never been beaten.
embraced	to accept something enthusiastically. to put your arms around someone	This was an opportunity that he would embrace. They embraced and kissed each other.
strength	the ability to do things that need a lot of fisical or mental effort. the quality of being strong	She had the strength and stamina to take the lead and win the gold medal.
growing	increasing in size or quantity	A growing boy needs his food.
gruff	(of a person voice´s) low and unfriendly , or (of a person behavior) unfriendly or showing no patience	He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior.
mindset	a person´s way of thinking and their opinions	It's extraordinary how hard it is to change the mindset of the public and the press.
took	past simple of take, to remove something, especially without permission	I would like to know why they took place.
laid	past simple or past participle of lay. To put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose.	He laid down and went to sleep.
panicky	feeling suddenly very worried or frightened	Is he the panicky type?
confident	being certain of your abilities or having trust in people plans, or the future.	They don't sound confident about the future of the industry.
realm	an area of interest or activity. a country ruled by a king or queen	Her interests are in the realm of practical politics. She’s well-known in the realm of sport.
despite	without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by	I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.

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