Civil

Civil engineering	مهندسی راه و ساختمان
Civil law	قانون مدنی
Civil war	جنگ داخلی
Civil society	جامعه مدنی
Civil defense	دفاع شهری
Civil commotion	آشوب شهری
civil aviation	nonmilitary flying
civil code	legal code in Québec
civil day	calendar day the period of 24 hours from midnight to midnight.
civil disobedience	the deliberate breaking of a law by ordinary citizens, carried out as nonviolent protest or passive resistance
civil liberties	the basic rights guaranteed to individual citizens by law, for example, freedom of speech and action
civil list	in the United Kingdom, the money paid each year by the state to support the royal family
civil servant	somebody who works in a state or federal government department
civil year	calendar year the period of 365 or 366 days from January 1 to December 31
civilian labor force	all people aged sixteen or over who are able to work and are neither in the military nor institutionalized

shoo

shoo 

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to make an animal or a child go away, especially because they are annoying you 

shoo somebody away/out etc   

He shooed the kids out of the kitchen 

tattoo

tattoo 

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a picture or writing that is permanently marked on your skin using a needle and ink

He has a tattoo of a snake on his left arm 

 

tattoo parlor 

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a place where you can go to get a tattoo

furtive

secretive=furtive 

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behaving as if you want to keep something secret = secretive 

There was something furtive about his actions
 

furtive glances/looks  

Chris kept stealing furtive glances at me  

She opened the door and looked furtively down the hall 

 

chow

chow 

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food 

                          

filling

filling 

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a small amount of metal that is put into your tooth to cover a hole
 

gold fillings 

 

filling

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the food that you put inside a pie, sandwich etc 

cherry filling 

  

filling   

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the soft material inside a cushion, pillow etc 

 

foot locker

foot locker 

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a large strong box that you keep your things in, used especially by soldiers 

 

locker room

locker room   

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a room in a sports building, school etc where people change their clothes and leave them in lockers 

 

locker

locker   

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1DSDC a small cupboard with a lock in a school, office, sports building etc, where you can leave clothes or possessions while you do something 

 

2 American English a very cold room used for storing food in a restaurant or factory
a meat locker

room

mud room  

 

recreation room   

powder room  

master bedroom  

laundry room  

dining room  

study room   

wine cellar   

living room   

staple

 staple

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forming the greatest or most important part of something  

 They live on a staple diet of rice and vegetables 

frustration

frustration 

the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient  

 because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something 

People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough 

the trees whisper

the trees whisper 

legislation

law=legislation 

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a law or set of laws 

This is a very important piece of legislation 

Abbreviations

 

a/c	account
a.m.	before noon (ante meridiem)
a.s.a.p.	as soon as possible
cc:	copies to
c/o	care of
Co.	Company
e.g.	for example (exemplii gratia)
enc.	enclosed
exc.	excluding
f.o.b.	free on board
G.M.T.	Greenwich Mean Time
HQ	headquarters
i.e.	that is (id est)
inc.	including
Inc.	Incorporated
Ltd	Limited
Mr	Mr (pronounced Mister)
Mrs	Mrs (pronounced Missiz)
Miss  Ms Ms (pronounced    Miz) no. number p.a. per annum P.L.C. Public Limited Company p.m. after noon (post meridiem) p.t.o. please turn over Rd Road re referring to St Saint St. Street v.a.t. value added tax	Miss

clash

clash 

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if two armies, groups etc clash, they start fighting - used in news reports 

Troops clashed near the border 

clash with۱ 
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Police have clashed with demonstrators again today  

clash with۲ 

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 if two colours or designs clash, they look very bad together

I can't wear red - it clashes with my hair 

clash over/on  

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The two men have clashed over the report's conclusions 

fratricide

fratricide 

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the crime of murdering your brother or sister 

security

strict/tight security =careful security 

lax security =security that is not careful enough  

national/state security =the security of a country against its enemies

 tighten security =make security better  

breach of security =when something dangerous happens, in spite of security measures  

for security reasons  

the security services/forces =the police, army etc 

security camera  

security check   

security measures/arrangements maximum  

security prison/jail

rebellion

 rebellion 

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an organized attempt to change the government or leader of a country, using violence  coup, revolution 

injustice

injustice 

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a situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights
injustice of  the injustice of slavery