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be forced: children are forced to work in factories. |
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wage. living wage: it's completely unethical for a company to profit by paying workers less than a living wage. |
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unethical -- morally wrong. |
| 4 |
disturbing -- very worrying. |
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reasonable -- having good reasons. |
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irrespOnsible -- not thinking about the results of your actions. |
| 7 |
pick up. |
| 8 |
rubbish. |
| 9 |
outrageous -- shocking and unacceptable. |
| 10 |
illegal -- against the law. |
| 11 |
pay a fine. |
| 12 |
electric train set. |
| 13 |
long-term memory. |
| 14 |
media studies. |
| 15 |
sports studies. |
| 16 |
there is no evidence. |
| 17 |
drink drive laws. |
| 18 |
zero tolerance. |
| 19 |
he's gone too far this time! |
| 20 |
captivity: jaguar cubs were born in captivity. |
| 21 |
preserve. |
| 22 |
diversity -- a range of different things or people. |
| 23 |
duck blur -- a commotion chaotic of activity, often compared to a hurricane. |
| 24 |
derring-do -- brave action taken without considering the danger involved. |
| 25 |
cottontail. |
| 26 |
spyglass. |
| 27 |
convex: convex lens. |
| 28 |
in terms of: a husband and wife should have clearly defined roles in terms of who does what. |
| 29 |
regarding: regarding these roles. |
| 30 |
scale (sth) down -- to make sth smaller than it was: men scale down their work time. |
| 31 |
trend: to find out this trend. |
| 32 |
get back lost energy. |
| 33 |
avoid getting bored. |
| 34 |
resentful: a resentful look. |
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push to work: push to work part-time. |
| 36 |
sth has to give -- have to change to remove the pressure: Rob and his wife realised sth had to give. |
| 37 |
prove: just proving to be a big challenge. |
| 38 |
make sure (speaking) ~ ensure (writing; more formal) |
| 39 |
challenge -- like a problem. |
| 40 |
disrupt: we didn't disrupt the home life. |
| 41 |
home life. |
| 42 |
take the lead (in doing sth) ~ act first. |
| 43 |
move down to: in moving down to working part-time. |
| 44 |
make do with less (money) ~ live on not so much. |
| 45 |
on a more even keel ~ less troubled and more balanced. |
| 46 |
sort of barrier. |
| 47 |
pace. pace of life: this pace of life has changed. |
| 48 |
friday off. |
| 49 |
recharge. |
| 50 |
build up -- like increase. |
| 51 |
vast. vast majority. |
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a figure -- like a number: a figure that's almost trebled in the last twenty years. |
| 53 |
growth. |
| 54 |
put one's feet up -- have a relaxed life. |
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instead: instead he's choosing to stay busy. |
| 56 |
a heck. a heck of a lot: well not money but that helps a heck of a lot. |
| 57 |
boredom. |
| 58 |
sit around -- to spend time sitting down and doing very little: i can't sit around doing nothing. |
| 59 |
the right-work life. |
| 60 |
break the mould -- end a restrictive practice. |
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mould -- a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food: there was mould on the cheese. |
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restrective. |
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compartment. train compartment. |
| 64 |
whichever -- like any: full salary for whichever parent. |
| 65 |
gender-blind hiring. |
| 66 |
pros and cons. |
| 67 |
decrEE -- an official statement that sth must happen: more than 200 people were freed by military decree. |
| 68 |
commotion -- a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement: his arrival caused quite a commotion. |
| 69 |
free (v). |
| 70 |
our presenatation is about.. |
| 71 |
we'd like to talk to you about.. |
| 72 |
first, to make it clear what we mean by.. |
| 73 |
make sth clear. |
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what tends to happen is that.. |
| 75 |
generally speaking.. |
| 76 |
on the (positive/negative) side.. |
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that's bound to be (good/bad) for.. |
| 78 |
finally, and perhaps most importantly,.. |
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it also can be (risky/problematic), in that if.. |
| 80 |
be up: and has been up revising for his final economics exam. |
| 81 |
halfway around the world. |
| 82 |
do you happen to know if ..? |
| 83 |
please excuse the mess. |
| 84 |
clear up: we haven't had chance to clear everything up yet. |
| 85 |
wheelchair. |
| 86 |
disabled people. |
| 87 |
social facilities. |
| 88 |
unwanted possessions. |
| 89 |
a well-earned break. |
| 90 |
faulty: faulty washing machine. |
| 91 |
helpline. |
| 92 |
genetic engineering. |
| 93 |
exploiting. |
| 94 |
a train crash. |
| 95 |
proportionality. |
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