Question 1

perseverance

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determination to keep trying to achieve something in spite of difficulties

Question 2

scrape through

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to succeed in something but with a lot of difficulty

Question 3

waltz through

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succeed with minimal effort

Question 4

pull an all-nighter

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to stay up all night working on something

Question 5

do the trick

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to have the desired result, to be an adequate solution

Question 6

hit the ground running

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make a very strong or impressive start

Question 7

setback

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sth. that delays or blocks progress

Question 8

run-of-the-mill

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ordinary

Question 9

precipitous

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sudden and dramatic

Question 10

in my heyday

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at the peak

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burgeoning

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expanding or growing rapidly

Question 12

resilience

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the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and recover from adversity and even trauma

Question 13

around the clock

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all day and all night

Question 14

a turn up for the books

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a surprising or unexpected event

Question 15

against all odds

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despite the difficulties

Question 16

impaired

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Diminished or lacking some usual quality or level

Question 17

manslaughter

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killing another person without intending to do so.

Question 18

grievous bodily harm

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Serious physical injury inflicted on a person by the deliberate action of another.

Question 19

compensation

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payment for loss,damage or services not provided

Question 20

perpetrator

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a person who commits a crime

Question 21

corruption

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dishonest or illegal actions

Question 22

conman

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a dishonest person who tries to cheat

Question 23

juvenile delinquent

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a child or teenager who commits a serious crime or repeatedly breaks the law

Question 24

alibi

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an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

Question 25

verdict

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the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury

Question 26

confession

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a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime.

Question 27

Felony

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a serious crime punishable by prison or death

Question 28

solitary confinement

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the isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as a punishment

Question 29

to be under oath

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to have formally promised to tell the truth

Question 30

whizz kid

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a young person who is very clever and successful,child prodigy

Question 31

marginalise

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Alienate the views of, or underplay the significance of groups or individuals.

Question 32

slum

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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

Question 33

hostility

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the intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior

Question 34

amenity

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something that adds to one's comfort or convenience

Question 35

terraced house

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a house that is one of a row of houses that are joined together on each side

Question 36

bottleneck

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place where traffic or progress is forced to slow down or stop

Question 37

backfire

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(v.) come back to the originator of an action with an undesirable effect

Question 38

sanitation

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maintaining a clean condition in order to promote hygiene and prevent disease

Question 39

flyover

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a bridge that takes one road over another road

Question 40

forebear

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ancestor

Question 41

all roads lead to Rome

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There are many different routes to the same goal.

Question 42

imposing

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grand and impressive in appearance

Question 43

a square peg in a round hole

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sb who doesn't feel comfortable in their surroundings

Question 44

dead end

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end of a road that has no other exit

Question 45

derelict

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(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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