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A teenager has been accused of (1) after he was seen setting fire to an empty factory. începe să înveți
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A teenager has been accused of arson after he was seen setting fire to an empty factory.
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He was jailed for five years for (2) into government computer systems. to put someone in prison: He was jailed for tax evasion. începe să înveți
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He was jailed for five years for hacking into government computer systems.
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There has been a reduction in (3) in stores after the introduction of more security guards. începe să înveți
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There has be a reduction in shoplifting in stores after the introduction of more security guards.
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A man has been found guilty of (4) film star Halle Berry. He followed her everywhere. having done something that is a crime; OPP innocent guilty of; The jury found her guilty of murder. He pleaded guilty to two charges of theft. începe să înveți
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A man has been found guilty of stalking film star Halle Berry. He followed her everywhere.
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There has been several cases of (5) foreign journalists. In the latest case, a demand was made for $500,000. începe să înveți
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There has been several cases of kidnapping foreign journalists. In the latest case, a demand was made for $500,000.
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(6) is a problem, with officials accepting money from companies that want to do business in the country. începe să înveți
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Bribery is a problem, with officials accepting money from companies that want to do business in the country.
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There were no witnesses to the act of (7) in which a statue was damaged. someone who sees an accident, crime, etc. and can say what happened; witness to; Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. începe să înveți
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There were no witnesses to the act of vandalism in which a statue was damaged.
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Police arrested three people for (8) dollars. More than a million fake $50 bills were found. fake made to look or seem like something else in order to deceive people: fake $20 bills începe să înveți
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Police arrested three people for counterfeiting dollars. More than a million fake $50 bills were found.
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Banks revealed that cases of (9) have doubled. Customers are warned to keep PIN numbers more secure. PIN number (personal identification number) a number you use to take money from a machine using a plastic card începe să înveți
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Banks revealed that cases of identity theft have doubled. Customers are warned to keep PIN numbers more secure.
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The increase in CCTV cameras has cut cases of late-night (10) in town centres. CCTV (closed circuit television) - a system of cameras and television, used in public places to protect people from crime începe să înveți
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The increase in CCTV cameras has cut cases of late-night mugging in town centres.
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to steal someone's identity
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FAKE POLICE OFFICER CHARGED (steal) £600 NECKLACE începe să înveți
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FAKE POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH STEALING £600 NECKLACE
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Woman accuses con artist (take) bag and PIN con artist a person who deceives other people by making them believe something false or making them give money away începe să înveți
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Woman accuses con artist of taking bag and PIN
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Gang arrested (sell) one car nine times începe să înveți
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Gang arrested for selling one car nine times
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FAKE POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH STEALING £600 NECKLACE începe să înveți
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A fake police officer has been charged with stealing a £600 necklace.
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Woman accuses con artist of taking bag and PIN începe să înveți
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A woman has accused a con artist of taking her bag and PIN.
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Gang arrested for selling one car nine times începe să înveți
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A gang has been arrested for selling one car nine times.
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Hacker suspected (access) government computers. începe să înveți
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Hacker suspected of accessing government computers.
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Student apologises (cheat) in exam. începe să înveți
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Student apologises for cheating in exam.
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President blames "greedy" banks (cause) crisis. începe să înveți
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President blames "greedy" banks for causing crisis.
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Local girl dreams (become) top talent. începe să înveți
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Local girl dreams of becoming top talent.
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Agency criticised (employ) size-zero models. începe să înveți
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Agency criticised for employing size-zero models.
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Train company bans teenager (travel) for one year. începe să înveți
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Train company bans teenager from travelling for one year.
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Mother thanks toddler (save) her life. începe să înveți
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Mother thanks toddler for saving her life.
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Animal rights activists rescue lobster (be eat). începe să înveți
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Animal rights activists rescue lobster from being eaten.
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Jury clears actress (murder) husband number three. începe să înveți
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Jury clears actress of murdering husband number three.
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Dolphin saves swimmer (drown). începe să înveți
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Dolphin saves swimmer from drowning.
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Innocent man mistaken (1) gang leader. începe să înveți
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Innocent man mistaken for gang leader.
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Woman jailed for hiding robbers (2) police. începe să înveți
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Woman jailed for hiding robbers from police.
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Couple punished (3) balloon hoax. începe să înveți
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Couple punished for balloon hoax.
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Mugger caught after boasting (4) crimes in local bar începe să înveți
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Mugger caught after boasting about/of crimes in local bar
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Jailed criminal prohibited (5) selling his story începe să înveți
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Jailed criminal prohibited from selling his story
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Politician condemned (6) involvement in banking scandal începe să înveți
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Politician condemned for involvement in banking scandal
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Murderess given strong sentence for joking (7) crime începe să înveți
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Murderess given strong sentence for joking about crime
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Local teacher fired for participating (8) protest march începe să înveți
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Local teacher fired for participating in protest march
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College president conceals financial woes (9) board of trustees începe să înveți
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College president conceals financial woes from board of trustees
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Mother fined (10) baby unattended in car începe să înveți
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Mother fined for baby unattended in car
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But this is without doubt a scam which requires a European response începe să înveți
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a clever but dishonest way to get money
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act as if you're someone else pretend to be asleep; pretend you didn't hear începe să înveți
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pretend to be = behave as if sth is true
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cause somebody to not notice something începe să înveți
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distract; divert someone's attention (from sth)
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She grabbed my arm when she heard the scream. începe să înveți
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grab = take hold of sth suddenly
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be taken in (by); fall for
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exchange one thing for another He's switched jobs. She can switch from Italian to English easily. Let's swap phone numbers. începe să înveți
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switch (sth with sth); swap (sth for sth else) switch = change from one thing to another; swap = exchange
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Use synonims to improve your speaking and writing. Yesterday was very nice. I had a nice meal at a nice restaurant with some nice people. începe să înveți
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you can: a) notice synonyms when you read; b) record them in your notebook; look up synonyms in a thesaurus or on the internet; d) use synonyms when writing to avoid repetition. Yesterday was very pleasant. I had a good meal at an excellent restaurant with some lovely people.
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