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verb: believe

noun (thing): belief

noun (person): believer

adjective: believable

adverb: believably

verb: -

noun (thing): expertise

noun (person): expert

adjective: expert

adverb: expertly

verb: -

noun (thing): expertise

noun (person): expert

adjective: expert

adverb: expertly

verb: -

noun (thing): fortune

noun (person): -

adjective: fortunate

adverb: fortunately

verb: attend

noun (thing): attendance

noun (person): attendant, attendee

adjective: -

adverb: -

miserable

hazardous

carrier(s)

scientists

mismanagement

environmental

intervention

expertly

incurable

treatment

-come up with something original

-make it to the top

-beat the competition

-make your mark

lack the talent to do something

- lack the necessary ambition

-have the determination to do sth

-put your heart and soul into it

-make (a lot of) sacrifices

-give everything you´ve got

continue dramatically

-on the cards

-in the pipeline

-what lies in store

-you never know what´s around the corner

-in the long run

- feel the age = be physically aware of your real age

-old enough to know better = be mature enough to act in a more sensible way

- remain young at heart =  still feeling and behaving as you did when your were younger

-the youth of today = young people

-doens´t look her age = look as old as you really are

- as old as the hills = extremely old

- old head on young shoulders = be more mature than is expected for someone so young

-not getting any younger = growing older

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work somebody/yourself up (into something)

to make somebody/yourself reach a state of great excitement, anger, etc

Don't work yourself up into a state about it. It isn't worth it.

What are you so worked up about?

work something off

1 to get rid of something, especially a strong feeling, by using physical effort

She worked off her anger by going for a walk.

2 to earn money in order to be able to pay a debtThey had a large bank loan to work off.

work something up

to develop or improve something with some effortI can't work up any enthusiasm for his idea.

She went for a long walk to work up an appetite.

take away

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carry something through

Bring a project to completion: policy blueprints are rarely carried through perfectly

• Since this is a once-off project, it is vital that it is carried through as completely as possible with the full co-operation of all.
• Although several individuals had been keen to buy the house, their plans always foundered when he questioned whether they had the financial resources to carry the project through.
• So coming from a man who's made good ideas into good business, what does it take to carry a bright idea through to completion

Bring something safely out of difficulties: he was the only person who could carry the country through

prospect (for something)a person who is likely to be successful in a competitionShe is one of Canada's best prospects for a gold medal.

attitude (to/towards somebody/something)the way that you think and feel about somebody/something; the way that you behave towards somebody/something that shows how you think and feelchanges in public attitudes to marriagethe government's attitude towards single parentsto have a good/bad/positive/negative attitude towards somebody/somethingYouth is simply an attitude of mind.If you want to pass your exams you'd better change your attitude!You're taking a pretty selfish attitude over this, aren't you?A lot of drivers have a serious attitude problem(= they do not behave in a way that is acceptable to other people).

1 [countable] a particular part or feature of a situation, an idea, a problem, etc; a way in which it may be considered

The book aims to cover all aspects of city life.

the most important aspect of the debate

She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect.This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before.The consultancy gives advice to manufacturers on the health and safety aspects of their products.