At A College or University

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take up - to start doing a particular activity

carry on - to continue doing something phrasal


give up - to stop doing something
end up - to finally be in a particular place or situation
get on- to have a good relationship
find out - to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first time
show up- to arrive somewhere
set off - to start a journey
cold - unfriendly or showing no emotion
unfriendly - not friendly
lively - full of energy and interest
polite - behaving in a way that is not rude and shows that you do not only think about yourself
selfish - caring only about yourself and not other people
rude - behaving in a way which is not polite and which upsets other people
warm - friendly and loving
kind - generous, helpful and thinking about other people's feelings
calm - relaxed and not worried, frightened, or excited.
Shy- not confident, especially about meeting or talking to new people
generous - willing to give other people money, help, kindness, etc.
thoughtful - kind and always thinking about how you can help other people
coal miner - someone whose job is to dig coal out of the ground
professional - someone is professional if they earn money for a sport or activity which most people do as a hobby
bend - to make something curve
scholarship - an amount of money given to a person by an organisation to pay for their education, usually
at a college or university
convince - to persuade someone or make them certain
stereotype - a fixed idea that people have about what a particular type of person is like, especially an
idea that is wrong
guard - someone whose job is to protect a person, place or thing from danger or attack, or to
prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping
prisoner - a person who is kept in prison as a punishment
nerd - -someone, especially a man, who is not fashionable and who is interested in boring things
Got it in one! - used to say that someone's first guess is correct phrase Yes, got it in one!
Pack it in. - used to tell someone in a rude way to stop doing something
I'm with you on this one. - used to tell someone that you agree with them
Don't get me wrong - used when you do not want someone to think that you do not like someone or something
good point - used to say that what someone has just said is true or important
Don't mention it. - used to reply politely when someone says thank you to
after all - used to add information that shows that what you have just said is true
all day - the whole day
once and for all - -completely and finally
for all I know - -used to say that something might be true but you don't know about it
all we're saying - used to say that your opinion or suggestion is not very extreme
all the same - all behaving in the same way
make - to force someone to do something
let - to allow someone to do something, or to allow something to happen
be allowed to - to have permission to do something
be used to - to have experienced something a lot
get used to - to experience something often enough for it to seem normal to you

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