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  1. 3. the official organisation that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed a crime: The police are investigating fraud allegations against him.; When she was stopped by the police for speecding, she gave them a false name and address.
  2. 5. having a clean, tidy, and stylish appearance; intelligent, or able to think quickly or intelligently in difficult situation: She works in a very smart new office overlooking the river.; He’s smart enough to know he can’t run the business without her.
  3. 11. (two words)not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past: He’s very old-fashioned and thinks that women should not work outside the home.; Old-fashioned utilities such as Waterworks and The Electric Company are replaced by solar power and wind power.
  4. 12. a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family: This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine.; When the younger child wants to join in, the friend tells the older child to exclude the younger sibling from play.
  5. 13. unkind or unpleasant or not carding (hint:Its meaning of verb is that “to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact”): Stop being so mean to me!; I felt a little mean when I said I couldn’t visit her in the hospital until Saturday.
  6. 14. an animal that is kept in the house as a companion and treated kindly: Doctors have discovered that keeping a pet can do wonders for your health.; Old people often rely on pets for comfort and companionship in their twilight years.
  7. 16. (2 words) used for saying that you like or agree with someone’s suggestion: “If I were you, I’d go straight home.” “Good idea, I think I will.”; “You could grow roses or honeysuckle up that wall.” “Good idea!”
  8. 17. a thought or belief about something or someone; the thoughts or beliefs that a group of people have: Eventually, the government will have to take notice of public opinion.
  9. 19. not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand: It is a difficult choice, but I’ve got to decide which job is better.;He is in difficult situation and could go bankrupt.
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  1. 1. s group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children: I come from a large family - I have three brothers and two sisters.; My dad died when we were small so my mum raised the family on her own.
  2. 2. the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language: Children usually develop speech in the second year of life.; Do you know the words to Hamlet’s famous speech at the beginning of Act III?
  3. 4. something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive: We have only a small amount of food and clothing to deal out to each refugee.; The country has become a huge importer of raw material such as cotton, steel, and food products.
  4. 5. (a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack: they opened a shelter to provide temporary housing for the city’s homeless.; The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three metres thick.
  5. 6. needing to drink something; feeling a desire to drink: Consider an animal situated within a natural environment - for example, a thirsty gazelle approaching a pool of water.; It is a curious paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
  6. 7. not easy to understand, do, experience or deal with: I feel sorry for the kids, too - they’ve had a hard time.; Our boss has been giving us all a hard time at work.
  7. 8. to stop someone or something from being killed, injured, or destroyed: to stop someone from being killed: He fell in the river but his uncle saved him from drowning.; The doctor made one last desperate attempt to save the boy’s life.
  8. 9. to say that something is wrong or not good enough: Bill and Nancy are always complaining about their neighbour, whose dog frightens their kids.;He complained that his boss was useless and he had too much work.
  9. 10. a man, woman, or child; a human being: Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?; I don’t know how it’s possible for a person to disappear without trace.
  10. 15. (preposition) not having or doing something, or lacking something: This is without a doubt the best Chinese food I’ve ever had.; They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.
  11. 18. not thinking enough or not worrying about the possible results of what you do: It would be irresponsible to ignore these warnings.It would has been irresponsible to let Claire drive home when she was so tired.