anonymous (adj) /əˈnɒnɪməs/
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(of a person) with a name that is not known or that is not made public |
appreciate(v) /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
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to realise that someone has good qualities and that they are important |
charity (n) /ˈtʃærɪti/
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to organization for helping people in need |
confidence (n) /ˈkɒnfɪdᵊns/
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a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful |
desire (n) /dɪˈzaɪəʳ/
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a strong wish to have or do something |
donate(v) /dəʊˈneɪt/
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to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially to a charity |
donation (n) /dəʊˈneɪʃᵊn/
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something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them |
encourage (v) / /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/
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to give someone the confidence to do something |
encouraging (adj) /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/
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that gives somebody support, courage or hope |
generosity (n) /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsɪti/
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readiness to give or to share |
generous (adj) /ˈdʒenᵊrəs/
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giving or willing to give freely |
grief (n) / /ɡriːf/
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a very sad feeling |
inspire (v) /ɪnˈspaɪəʳ/
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to give somebody the desire or confidence to do something well |
kindness (n) /ˈkaɪndnɪs/
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the quality of being kind |
not necessarily (idm) /nɒt'ˌnesɪsərɪli/
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used to say that something is possibly true but not definitely or always true |
negativity (n) /ˌneɡəˈtɪvɪti/
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an attitude in which someone considers only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc. |
surround (yourself with sb/sth)
/səˈraʊnd/ |
to choose to have particular people or things near you all the time |
uplift the spirit /ˈʌplɪft ðə spɪrɪt/
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make somebody feel happier |
ups and downs /ˌʌps ən ˈdaʊnz/
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the mixture of good and bad things in life or in a particular situation or relationship |
volunteer (n) /ˌvɒlənˈtɪəʳ/
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a person who does a job willingly and gets no payment |
willingly (adv) /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
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in a way that shows you are happy or pleased to do something |
bill (n) /bɪl/
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a document that shows how much you owe somebody for goods or services |
budget (n) /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
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the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent |
cheer up (phr.v) /tʃɪər ʌp/
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to become less sad, or to make someone feel less sad |
cover the cost /ˈkʌvə ðə kɒst/
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to pay for something |
front line /frʌntlaɪn/
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the place where fighting happens in a war |
manage (v) /ˈmænɪdʒ/
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to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult |
package (n) /ˈpækɪdʒ/
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something that is wrapped in paper or put into a thick envelope so that it can be sent by mail, carried easily, or given as a present |
rake leaves /reɪk liːvz/ |
to move a rake across a surface in order to gather dead leaves |
rough (adj) /rʌf/ |
difficult and unpleasant |
rush (v) /rʌʃ/ |
to move or to do something with great speed, often too fast |
sale (n) /seɪl/ |
an occasion when a shop or business sells its products at a lower price than usual |
shovel snow /ˈʃʌvᵊl snəʊ/ |
to lift and move snow with a shovel |
sibling (n) /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ |
a brother or sister |
sincere (adj) /sɪnˈsɪəʳ/ |
showing what somebody really thinks |
sincerity (n) /sɪnˈserəti/ |
the quality of showing or saying what you really think or feel |
speed through /spiːd θruː/ |
to move or pass through something very quickly |