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Adjacent

Very near, next to.

To bag (somebody) out

To criticize someone

Blend in

To become similar to everything that is around or near it.

To conform

to follow the standard of behavior expected by a group of people or society

consensus

a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people:

dawn on someone

to become known or obvious to someone, often suddenly

diaspora

people who have spread or been dispersed from their homeland.

Draw a blank

To fail to remember something.

Equation

a statement that the values of 2 expressions (mathematical or linguistic) are equal

Feasible

capable of being realized, done, or achieved

get to the bottom of something

to discover the truth about a situation

hedging

a phrase that creates distance between the speaker and their opinion, softening the opinion

a hunch

an idea based on feeling.

inclement

unpleasantly cold or wet (of weather) bad (about weather)

Lateral

(about thinking) from different, more creative, “out of the box” perspective; literally: towards or from the side or sides

loquacious

tending to talk a great deal; talkative

objectify

degrade to the status of a mere object.

rock the boat

say or do something to disturb an existing situation and upset people

shuttlecock/ birdie

the flying thing you play badminton with

solitude

the state of being alone

to bring (it) about that

to cause something to happen

to bug (someone)

to bother; to annoy.

to foster

encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good)

to go with the flow

be relaxed and accept a situation, rather than trying to alter or control it.

to play it safe

to be careful and not take risks

to see eye-to-eye

To completely agree with someone.

To stand out

to be very noticeable

to stem from

to be caused by, to come from

to stick one's neck out

to take a risk or expose oneself to criticism

To swim against the tide

To not follow what anyone else is doing

To think outside the box

To think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas.

toe the line

to do what you are expected to do without causing trouble for anyone, especially unwillingly

track & field

a sport in which athletes participate in different running, jumping, and throwing contests

Warehousing

the activity of storing something in a warehouse (= a large building for storing things before they are sold); the practice of putting people in large prisons, hospitals, etc. without trying to help them with their problems

Contribution

the part played by a person in bringing about a result or helping to make something successful

overcome

to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something

low-key

quiet and not attracting a lot of attention or excitement (about a person or lifestyle)

glaring

(of something bad) very obvious

Invalid

not correct, usually because it is not logical or not based on correct information; not acceptable

closed captions

a text version of the spoken part of a television, movie or computer presentation

tongs

an instrument with two movable arms that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things, especially food on a grill

imperative

of vital importance

Drift apart

To become less friendly to each other and the relationship comes to an end

bereaved

(about a person) grieving after suffering the loss of a loved one

propagate

Spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely

stifle

to prevent something from happening/being expressed, to block something

to bond

to develop a close connection or strong relationship with someone

Ambivalence

the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

nifty

well designed, effective, or easy to use (about a trick, life hack, or invention)

to outgrow

to lose interest in something or to stop being involved with somebody because of growing older or because of personal changes

to pull one’s weight

to work as hard as other people in a group, to do one’s fair share