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SORE > painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use:

All the dust has made my eyes sore.

I have a sore back.

My feet were sore with all the walking.

My body is all sore.

GIVE IN > 1. to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time:

He nagged me so much for a new bike that eventually I gave in.

The government cannot be seen as giving in to terrorists' demands.

2. to accept that you have been defeated and agree to stop competing or fighting:

You'll never guess the answer - do you give in?

She wouldn't give in until she received a full apology.

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The sun is shinning. > O sol está brilhando.

The sun shines. > O sol brilha.

I live in Rio > Eu moro no Rio.

I am living in Rio > Estou morando no Rio de Janeiro.

I LOVED THE EXPERIENCE OF READING > eu adorei a experiência de ler

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DRIFT AROUND > vagar sem rumo

FIGURE OUT > to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after
a lot of thought:
 I can't figure out why he did it.

I find him really odd - I can't figure him out at all.

Can you figure out the answer to question 5?

THIS WHOLE THING > essa coisa toda

This whole thing of choosing a major and a career is very difficult.

This whole choosinga major and a career thing is very difficult.

This whole traveling thing can be too expensive.

This whole thing of traveling can be too expensive.

STRAIGHTFORWARD > 1. easy to understand or simple:

Just follow the signs to Bradford - it's very straightforward.

2. (of a person) honest and not likely to hide their opinions:

Roz is straightforward and lets you know what she's thinking.

I KNOW, RIGHT? > said to show that you agree with something that someone has just said:

"I have no idea what's going on." "I know, right?"