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1 NG LIFE ADVANCED
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easier said than makkelijker gezegd if you say that something Getting a job in the
done dan gedaan is easier said than film industry is easier
done, you mean that it is said than done.
a difficult thing to do and
you might not be able to
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guiding principle leidend beginsel a guiding principle is a “More haste, less
belief or rule that is speed” was her
important to you and that guiding principle for
influences the way you years to come.
act or the decisions you
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make a point of een punt maken van if you make a point of She always made a
doing something, you point of talking to her
deliberately do it, even if grandmother after
it is difficult or takes a lot church.
6 of effort
rule of thumb vuistregel a rule of thumb is a A good rule of thumb
practical way of deciding is to add twice as
something, based on much milk as flour.
experience rather than
any theory, which is
accurate enough but
might not be precise
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act on opvolgen If you act on something, Neither
you do something that it recommendation has
suggests or recommends. yet been acted on.

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boom hausse A boom is a period when Tthe city is
a country's economy is undergoing an
very successful and when economic boom.
there is a lot of business
activity.
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individualistic individualistisch If someone is Dutch society is
individualistic, they do individualistic and
things for their own modern.
benefit and do not bother
about other people in
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misinterpret verkeerd If you misinterpret I think he deliberately
interpreteren something, you misinterpreted my
understand it wrongly. email.
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point the way de weg wijzen If something points the The mistakes of the
way, it serves as a useful past should point the
example of what way for us in the
someone should do or future.
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strive streven If you strive to do All hospitals strive to
something, you try very offer the best medical
hard to do it. care possible.
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aches and pains pijntjes Aches and pains are As you get older, you
general feelings of pain get more aches and
that are not very severe. pains.
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as and when als en wanneer If you do something as We'll have the next
and when something meeting as and when
else happens, you do it it's necessary.
whenever that happens
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bits and pieces stukken en brokken You use bits and pieces I put a few bits and
to refer to a number of pieces into a suitcase
small, not very significant and set off.
or important things.
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control freak controlfreak A control freak is Her sister is such a
someone who hates control freak.
things happening by
chance and who always
wants to be in control of
what is happening around
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dreamer dromer A dreamer is someone My brother's just a
who is not very practical dreamer who'll never
or realistic, but who get to act in
wants everything to be Hollywood.
the way they imagine it
even though that is
unlikely to happen.
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driven gedreven Someone who is driven Her father was a
is very determined to driven man who
succeed in what they are worked twenty hours
doing. a day to build his
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far and wide heinde en ver You use far and wide to People come from far
emphasize that an area is and wide to see
very large or that Stonehenge.
distances are very great.
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first and foremost in de eerste plaats You use first and The committee is first
foremost to emphasize and foremost a
the most important decision-making
element of what you are body.
talking about.
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free spirit vrije geest A free spirit is someone She's an artist, a free
who always does what spirit, and a loyal
they want to do and does sister.
not let other people tell
them what they should
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fun and games pretje If you refer to activity or My job is not all fun
behaviour as not all fun and games, you
and games, you mean know.
that it can be quite
serious a lot of the time
even though it might look
enjoyable.
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joker grappenmaker A joker is someone who He's changed a lot
doesn't take life very now, but at school,
seriously and who is he was always such a
always telling jokes and joker.
trying to make people
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judgmental veroordelend Someone who is Do you realise how
judgmental is very quick judgmental you are
to criticise someone or being?
something, often before
they really know enough
to be able to make a fair
judgment.
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movement beweging A movement is a group He belonged to a
of people who share the right-wing, anti-
same ideas and beliefs immigration
and who work together to movement.
try and spread these
beliefs.
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outgoing extravert Someone who is They're both quite
outgoing is friendly and chatty and outgoing.
lively, and likes meeting
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peace and quiet rust en vrede Peace and quiet is a It's hard to find peace
quiet atmosphere with no and quiet in the city.
loud activity, in contrast
to a busy, noisy
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safe and sound heelhuids If you say that someone Everyone got home
or something is safe and safe and sound after
sound, you mean that the thunderstorm.
they are all right and not
hurt, especially after
being in a dangerous
situation.
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settle down vestigen If you settle down, you After a few years
start to live somewhere travelling around Asia
permanently and make it and America, she
your home, for example came back and
after you get married. settled down in
Scarborough.
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short and sweet kort maar krachtig If you say that something Keep your blog posts
is short and sweet, you short and sweet.weet
mean that it is short in a
very good way and does
not go on too long.

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to and fro heen en weer If you go to and fro, you Buses come to and
go first in one direction or fro all day long
to one place, and then bringing tourists to
back in the other the site.
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a fact of life onontkoombaar feit A fact of life is a difficult Stress at work is a
situation that you cannot fact of life these
avoid and that is part of days.
everyday life.
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a wild goose hopeloze If you say that something The discovery sent us
chase onderneming is a wild goose chase, on a wild goose chase
you mean that it involves to the other side of
a lot of effort and activity the city.
but will never succeed.
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all walks of life alle rangen en If you refer to people The concert attracted
standen from all walks of life, people from all walks
you mean that they come of life.
from lots of different
places and backgrounds.
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assertion bewering An assertion is a I disagreed with his
statement made firmly assertion about the
and convincingly. value of swimming
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break the ice het ijs breken If you break the ice, you When Alan came in
do something that helps with two dogs, it
people relax in a social certainly broke the
situation where they had ice.
been feeling awkward or
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foregone een uitgemaakte If something is a The result of the
conclusion zaak foregone conclusion, it match was a
is so obviously true that foregone conclusion
there is no point by half time.
discussing it to see if
there is any alternative.
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have the time of de tijd van je leven If you are having the He's having the time
your life hebben time of your life, you of his life in Oxford at
are enjoying something the moment.
very much indeed.
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life-saver levensredder A life-saver is something This website has
that helps you out of a been a life-saver.
difficult or dangerous
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love is blind liefde is blind If you say that love is It is said that love is
blind, you mean that blind but friendship
when someone is in love can see clearly.
they do not see any
faults in the person they
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manipulation manipulatie Manipulation is the What's the difference
action of controlling between persuasion
something or influencing and manipulation?
someone to do what you
want by being clever or
deliberately dishonest.
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succinctly beknopt If you express something As he succinctly put
succinctly, you express it: “never”.
it using only a few words.
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the world is my de wereld ligt aan If you say that the world Once you've finished
oyster mijn voeten is someone's oyster, university, the
you mean that they have world's your oyster.
the opportunity or
possibility to do anything
that they want to.

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wear your heart je hart op de tong If you wear your heart She's a singer who
on your sleeve dragen on your sleeve, you do wears her heart on
not hide your emotions, her sleeve.
and everyone can see
what you are really
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bargain hunting koopjesjacht Bargain hunting is the We went bargain
activity of going round hunting in Camden
shops looking for things market.
to buy that have a lower
price than normal.
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buddy maatje A buddy is a friend. A Thanks to the buddy
buddy system is when system I settled in
someone who is new to very quickly.
an organisation or
institution is paired with
someone else who has
been there longer and
who can help and offer
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compulsory verplicht If something is English and maths
compulsory, you must are both compulsory
do it because of a law or subjects at my
rule. school.
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counsellor adviseur A counsellor is someone They went to a
whose job is to listen to marriage counsellor,
people who have but it was too late.
problems and to help
them find a way to solve
those problems.
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diverse divers A diverse number of The place she lives in
things includes many is very racially
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on loan te leen If something such as a Two copies are out on
book, CD, DVD, etc is on loan, but we have a
loan from a library, third copy you can
someone has borrowed it borrow.
and you will have to wait
for it to be returned
before you can borrow it
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disproportionate buiten proportie Something that is A disproportionate
disproportionate has number of politicians
too much of one element went to private
or feature and not school.
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elder oudere An elder is an older and The village elders
very respected member met to discuss the
of a community, problem.
especially one in a
position of leadership.
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fund financiëren If someone funds We're looking for
something, they provide someone to fund an
the money that is needed expedition to the
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invaluable van onschatbare Something that is His advice was
waarde invaluable is extremely invaluable and helped
useful. me decide on the
right university.
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self-esteem eigenwaarde someone's self-esteem After he lost his job
is the opinion they have he went through a
of themselves period of very low
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