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  • honest: telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, or lie.
    adjective. She's completely honest.
  • gang up (on sb): to unite as a group against someone.
    phrasal verb. Johnnie says the girls in his class are ganging up on him and teasing him.
  • get along (with sb):If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other
    phrasal verb: Some brothers and sisters get along well, while others fight like cats and dogs.
  • fallout: to stop being friendly with someone because you have had a disagreement with them
    phrasal verb. Have you two fallen out?
  • socialize: to spend time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself.
    verb. I tend not to socialize with my colleagues.
  • share: to have or use something at the same time as someone else.
    verb. She's very possessive about her toys and finds it hard to share.
  • quality: how good or bad something is.
    noun. a shop advertising top quality electrical goods.
  • hang out (with sb):to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone
    phrasal verb. I was hanging out with my friends last night.
  • meet up (with sb): to meet another person in order to do something together
    phrasal verb.I met up with a few friends yesterday.
  • advice: an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation.
    noun. Steven gave me some good advice.
  • make up (with sb): to say or write something that is not true.
    phrasal verb. I made up an excuse because I didn’t want to go.
  • stick up for (sb):to support or defend someone or something, especially when that person or thing is being criticized.
    phrasal verb. I can stick up for myself.
  • leave (sb/sth) out: to not include someone or something
    phrasal verb. You can leave the butter out of this recipe if you're on a low-fat diet.
  • push (sb) down: to make something lower in level or amount.
    phrasal verb. Increased competition will push down prices.
  • evidence:one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true.
    noun. The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
  • push (sb) around: to tell someone what to do in a rude or threatening way.
    phrasal verb. If you think you can push me around like that, you're mistaken.
  • interviewing: the activity of asking someone questions to see whether they are suitable for a job or course
    noun. The person doing the interviewing is not the person the new employee will be working for.
  • let (sb) down: to not do something that you promised to do.
    phrasal verb. I promised Sophie I would meet her and I can’t let her down
  • put up with (sb/sth): to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly.
    phrasal verb. I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean.