Words & Phrases^- beyond [ bI`yand ] prep.
The exercise was beyond the abilities of most
of the class. - panic [ `pAnIk ] vi.
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Many people panicked when the 921
earthquake struck.
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- habit [ `hAbIt ] n.
kick / break the habit of V-ing
Allison is trying to kick the habit of going to bed
late.(^) 4. drive [ drZIv ] n.
This company welcomes young people full of
drive.
- find oneself V-ing^
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himself humming a tune. - fill up... / fill...up
Please fill up the box with any old clothes that
you no longer want.
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The project took up most of our time.
- leave +^ +^
The flood caused many deaths and left many
people homeless.annah Louise Poston had a shopping
problem and she knew it. She decided
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she wouldn t buy anything beyond
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her day-
to-day needs. She called it a^ no-buy year^
and recorded her challenge on YouTube.
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would spend her afternoons shopping in
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didn t need anything. Whenever she had to
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about herself and gained a small following on
her YouTube channel. Poston realized that
she used her shopping habit
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as a way to
avoid dealing with certain things in her life. By
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start fixing her habits and control her drive
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to shop.
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buying
more and more stuff. Shopping for stuff fills
up
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leaves
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just a month. You might be surprised by the
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Ō (^) Ann
Patchett^
2017
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