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Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Common ground:
Noun: Shared beliefs, interests, or opinions that people can agree on,
fostering mutual understanding or cooperation.
Broadly:
Adverb: In a general or widespread manner; without detailed
specification; covering a wide scope.
Clasped:
Verb: Held firmly together with the hands or arms; grasped tightly.
Defuse:
Verb: To make a situation less tense, dangerous, or hostile; to remove the
fuse from a bomb or explosive device to prevent it from exploding.
Stereotype
Noun: A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a
particular type of person or thing
Verb: To categorize or classify someone or something according to a
widely held, fixed, and oversimplified idea.
Manners Appearance/presence
People/community
modern
boring/
Danger zone/risk area
handle Distant
too intimate
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