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- a resolution to impose sanctions on DPRK
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- the threat of trade sanctions
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- a newspaper run by citizens without the sanction of the government
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## 11th, October
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+ tone
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> (n)how firm and strong your muscles or skin are
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- A regular brisk walk will improve muscle tone.
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+ brisk
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> (adj)quick and full of energy</br>
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> (adj)quick, pratical, and showing that you want to get things done quickly</br>
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> (adj)trade or business that is brisk is very busy, with a lot of products being sold</br>
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> (adj)weather that is brisk is cold and clear
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- They set off at a brisk pace.
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- Her tone of voice is brisk.
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- The public bar was already doing a brisk trade.
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- a typically brisk winter's day on the south coast
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+ conceivable
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>(adj)able to be believed or imagined
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- It is conceivable that you may get full compensation, but it's not likely.
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- We were discussing the problems from every conceivable angle.
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- Conceivably, interest rates could rise very high indeed.
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+ subconscious
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>(adj)subconscious feelings, desires, etc are hidden in your mind and affect your behavious, but you do not know that you have them
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- a subconscious fear of failure
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- Subconciously, he blames himself for the accident.
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+ acclaim
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> (v)to praise someone or something publicly.</br>
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> (n)public praise for something or someone
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- His work was acclaimed by art critics.
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- Their recordings have won great acclaim.
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+ hooray
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> shouted when you are very glad about something
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+ sober
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> (adj)not drunk</br>
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> (adj)serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things.</br>
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> (adj)plain and not at all brightly coloured
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- He's a nice guy when he's sober.
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- a sober, hard-working yound man
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- It was a room filled with sober faces.
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- He dressed in sober grey suits.
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+ hitherto
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> (adv)up to this time
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- a species of fish hitherto unknown in the west
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+ damn sb with faint praise
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> (v)to praise someone so slightly that it suggests you do not really adimre them
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- He was so jealous of his colleague's talent that he tried to damn him with faint praise.
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+ inferior
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> (adj)not good, or as good as someone or something else, opp superior</br>
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> (adj)lower in rank
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- I felt inferior among all those academics.
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- wine of inferior quality
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- Their performance was inferior to that of other teams.
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- an inferior court of law
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- He refused to accept a job of inferior status.
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+ philharmonic
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> used in the names of musical groups, especially orchestras
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- He will condcuct the Berlin Philharmonic in the final concert of the season.
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- the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
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+ vibrant
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> (adj)full of activity or energy in a way that is exciting and attractive, lively</br>
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> (adj)a vibrant colour is bright and strong
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- Tom felt himself being drawn towards her vibrant personality.
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- a painting full of vibrant reds and blues
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