Vocabulary Flashcards

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fundamental

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serious and very important; affecting the most central and important parts of something - basic, central; forming the necessary basis of something - essential

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foster

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to encourage something to develop

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envy

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the feeling of wanting to be in the same situation as somebody else; the feeling of wanting something that somebody else has

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complain

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to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something

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resolution

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a definite decision to do or not to do something

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struggle

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to try very hard to do something when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems

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retire

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to leave your job and stop working, especially because you have reached a particular age or because you are ill

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criticize

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to say that you think somebody/something is bad; to say what you do not like or think is wrong about somebody/something

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blame

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to think or say that somebody/something is responsible for something bad

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arrangement

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a plan or preparation that you make so that something can happen