Working abroad vocabulary

fluent in

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  speak with a native accent

• speak a language very well

• speak fast

be put off

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  make it difficult for someone to pay attention

• arrange to do something later

• get demotivated

nuances

• slight differences in manner

• slight differences in colour

• slight differences in meaning

widely used

• common or usual

• popular or well-known

• to be found everywhere

alone

• feeling unhappy or lonely

• without people you know

• without help from anyone else

tend to

• have a tendency to

• be always annoying

• move in a particular direction

come across

• easy for people to understand

• meet or find by chance

• seem to have particular qualities