to form or express an uncertain estimate or conclusion (about something), based on insufficient information începe să înveți
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1. Guess what I did for the whole of the first week 2. He should have guessed what would happen
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If you ... a young animal, you keep and look after it until it is old enough to be used for work or food, or until it can look after itself 🇬🇧 începe să înveți
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In 🇺🇸 = raise She spends a lot of time rearing animals.
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If something ... you, it makes you angry. începe să înveți
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Cancellations and late departures rarely rile him
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If something such as someone's behaviour... on you or..., it makes you feel annoyed. începe să înveți
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His manner always grated on me.
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When something..., it rubs against something else making a harsh, unpleasant sound. începe să înveți
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His chair grated as he got to his feet
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If one thing... another, the first thing causes the second thing to start happening. începe să înveți
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The proposals are expected to spark heated debate.
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If something ..., little visual signs of fire or light come from it. începe să înveți
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If you ... someone or something, you make their movement, development, or progress difficult. formal începe să înveți
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Fallen rock is impeding the progress of rescue workers
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If you say that a situation, problem, or feeling is..., you disapprove of the fact that it is being allowed to grow more unpleasant or full of anger, because it is not being properly recognized or dealt with. disapproval începe să înveți
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Resentments are starting to fester.
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If something ... it makes a repeated sharp banging noise. începe să înveți
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When you say that vehicles such as trains and buses ... from one place to another, you mean they regularly travel along that route. începe să înveți
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A shuttle bus runs frequently between the Inn and the Country Club.
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If something ... an event or process, it prevents it or slows it down. începe să înveți
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hinder/ inhibit/ crack down on something/ arrest
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If something such as clothing or cloth is... with a design, the design is stitched into it. începe să înveți
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I have a pillow with my name embroidered on it
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If you ... with someone, you reach an agreement with them in which you both give up something that you originally wanted. începe să înveți
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When you ... in a vehicle such as a car, you travel in it. începe să înveți
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He prefers travelling on the Tube to riding in a limousine.
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To ... printed text means to adjust the spaces between the words so that each line of type is exactly the same length. începe să înveți
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Click on this icon to align or justify text.
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to package again, esp. in or as in a better or more attractive package începe să înveți
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If you are... by something, you are so interested in it or so attracted to it that you cannot think about anything else. also: to hipnotize 🇺🇸 începe să înveți
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She has a mesmerising smile.
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to evade an obligation, duty, or the like; renege followed by "out of" începe să înveți
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That's one invitation I'd like to weasel out of
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To ... a person or organization means to criticize them severely, usually in public. formal începe să înveți
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He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses
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If a situation, a rule, or a person ... you to do something, they force you to do it. începe să înveți
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... the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet.
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If you ... (away) from someone or something, you move away from them because you are frightened, shocked, or disgusted by them. începe să înveți
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I shrink from the sight of blood.
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to make weak; deprive of strength începe să înveți
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If someone ... you from something, they rescue or save you from it. Used in common prayer. old-fashioned începe să înveți
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I have given thanks to God for delivering me from that pain
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If something interesting or surprising ... your attention, you suddenly notice it and then continue to look at it or consider it carefully. formal începe să înveți
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The work of an architect of genius always arrests the attention no matter how little remains.
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If something ... a light or shadow somewhere, it causes it to appear there. also metaphorical începe să înveți
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cast a shadow/ light over/on something
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indulgent in matters of sex începe să înveți
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I told you that this girl is permissive.
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If one person ... with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people... formal începe să înveți
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Both doctors concurred in this decision
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If you are... by an animal, you are violently attacked by it and badly injured. începe să înveți
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The dog went berserk and mauled one of the girls
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If someone is..., they are attacked aggressively, and often harmed in some way. începe să înveți
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The cable-TV and health-care industries are both being mauled by government
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If a situation, attitude, or custom ... in a particular place at a particular time, it is normal or most common in that place at that time începe să înveți
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1. A similar situation prevails in America 2. How people bury their dead says much about the prevailing attitudes toward death
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If someone is... by a sports team or organization, they are no longer included in that team or employed by that organization. începe să înveți
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The country's captain was dropped from the tour party to England.
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If you ... someone or something, you push them with a quick, violent movement începe să înveți
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He was then shoved face down on the pavement
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If you ... on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying. începe să înveți
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The government illegally eavesdropped on his phone conversations
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to try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant: începe să înveți
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The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose.
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If a person or vehicle ... somewhere, they move fast and in an uncontrolled way. începe să înveți
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His car careered into a river.
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To ... doubt on something means to cause people to be unsure about it. începe să înveți
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Last night a top criminal psychologist cast doubt on the theory.
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If you ... from doing something or ... at the idea of something, you refuse to do it or accept it because you dislike it so much. începe să înveți
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People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt
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If something makes you ..., you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you începe să înveți
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For a moment I thought he was going to kiss me. I recoiled in horror
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If a vehicle... the road well, it remains in close contact with the road and can be controlled safely and easily începe să înveți
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I thought the car held the road really well
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... is used with nouns such as 'party', 'meeting', 'talks', 'election', and 'trial' to indicate that people are organizing a particular activity. începe să înveți
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If you ... at something, you react to it angrily, and show this in your expression or the way you move. începe să înveți
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Ellis bristles at accusations that Berkeley's experiment is ill-conceived
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If someone or something is... by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely începe să înveți
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1. The country is beset by severe economic problems 2. The discussions were beset with difficulties
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If you... someone, you say or show that you are disappointed, upset, or angry because they have done something wrong. începe să înveți
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She is quick to reproach anyone who doesn't live up to her own high standards.
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If you ... a particular policy, cause, or belief, you become very interested in it and give your support to it. formal începe să înveți
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She ran away with him to Mexico and espoused the revolutionary cause.
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If you ..., you move slightly, for example because you are uncomfortable or beginning to wake up. written începe să înveți
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If you do not ... from a place, you do not move from it. written începe să înveți
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There's something you could study without stirring from this room.
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If something ... or if the wind ... it, it moves gently in the wind. începe să înveți
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Palm trees stir in the soft Pacific breeze.
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If you ... yourself, or if something...... you into action, you move in order to start doing something. începe să înveți
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Stir yourself! We've got a visitor
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If something ... you, it makes you react with a strong emotion. începe să înveți
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I was intrigued by him, stirred by his intellect.
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If you are... by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing. informal începe să înveți
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Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement.
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When people ... somewhere, they walk together in a formal group or a line, usually with other people watching them. începe să înveți
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More than four thousand soldiers, sailors and airmen paraded down the Champs Elysees
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When passengers ... from a ship, aeroplane, or bus, they leave it at the end of their journey formal începe să înveți
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I looked towards the plane. Six passengers had already disembarked
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If you say that someone ... something such as a distinctive item of clothing, you mean that they wear it without any shyness. începe să înveți
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1. He sported a collarless jacket with pleated black panels 2. He was heavily-built and sported a red moustache
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If you... your hopes or faith on something or you hope very much that it will produce the result you want. începe să înveți
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The Democrats are pinning their hopes on the next election.
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to repair or mend, esp in a makeshift manner începe să înveți
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If you ... something, you avoid it by quickly moving aside or out of reach so that it cannot hit or reach you. începe să înveți
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He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down.
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If you ... you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve. începe să înveți
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He does despair at much of the press criticism
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to yield (an advantage or concession) to (one's opponent 🇺🇸 începe să înveți
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to spot someone a piece in chess
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When a plant or tree ..., it produces flowers. When a flower ..., it opens. începe să înveți
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This plant blooms between May and June
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If you ... a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath. începe să înveți
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She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks
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If people are... somewhere, they are provided with accommodation for a short time, usually while they are working away from home. începe să înveți
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Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino.
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If you ... something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. începe să înveți
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... the FBI's bungled attempt to end the 51 day siege
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To be the victim of a conspiracy; to lose a seemingly fair contest because of deceit începe să înveți
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The Marocco got jobbed in semifinal
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If you ... someone about something such as a possible danger or problem, you tell them about it so that they are aware of it. începe să înveți
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He also warned of a possible anti-Western backlash.
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If you... your nose or teeth, you remove substances from inside your nose or between your teeth. începe să înveți
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Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear.
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If you ... a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse începe să înveți
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I plead the fifth amendment, your honor
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When someone... a particular age, they pass that age. When it... a particular time, it passes that time. începe să înveți
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1. It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty. 2. It had just turned twelve o'clock
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to hold, catch, carry, or balance precariously; almost drop and then catch hold again începe să înveți
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The wide receiver juggled the ball but finally made the catch
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If you ... something that is closed, tied, or held together, you loosen or remove the thing holding it. începe să înveți
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I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt.
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If you are... on something, you are strongly determined to do or have it. If you are ... against something, you are strongly determined not to do or have it. începe să înveți
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The talks are set to continue through the week.
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To... a trap means to prepare it to catch someone or something. începe să înveți
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They dug trenches in their path and set booby traps.
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If you ... a law or moral principle, you agree not to break it. începe să înveți
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It is about time tour operators respected the law and their own code of conduct.
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To ... something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness. începe să înveți
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We have to buy a new radio to enhance the value of our car.
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If you ... somewhere, you walk there in a slow, casual way. începe să înveți
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He sauntered along the river to the mill.
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A place that is... with people or activity is full of people who are very busy or lively. începe să înveți
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The sidewalks are bustling with people.
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If someone... a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say. începe să înveți
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The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.
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If you... someone or something that is dangerous, uncontrolled, or likely to cause trouble, you bring them under control. începe să înveți
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Two regiments of cavalry were called out to tame the crowds.
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If you ..., you cannot decide about something or you consider changing your mind about something. începe să înveți
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Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.
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If something..., it shakes with very slight movements or changes. începe să înveți
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This time his voice wavered badly.
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If something ..., it makes a rapid series of short, harsh noises. începe să înveți
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1. The radio crackled again. 2... a crackling fire.
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to confine, squeeze, or painfully press (toes, fingers, etc) because of lack of space începe să înveți
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These shoes are pinching my feet.
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If you ... yourself or your reputation, you do something that makes people have a good opinion of you again after you have behaved or performed badly. începe să înveți
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Casting famous actors wasn't enough to redeem bad screenplay.
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When something... an unpleasant thing or situation, it prevents it from being completely bad. începe să înveți
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Does this institution have any redeeming features?
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to emphasize or reinforce (an argument, demand, etc) începe să înveți
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Their behaviour only enforces my theory about children.
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If you ... a substance such as ink, paint, or make-up that has been put on a surface, you make it less neat by touching or rubbing it. începe să înveți
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You won't clean it that way! You'll only smudge the dirt.
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If you say that you can or will ... for someone, you mean that you can guarantee their good behaviour. începe să înveți
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If you say that you can... for something, you mean that you have evidence from your own personal experience that it is true or correct. începe să înveți
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He cannot vouch for the accuracy of the story
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If you say that someone is ... for information or praise, you disapprove of the fact that they are trying to get it from someone in an indirect way. începe să înveți
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He didn't want to create the impression that he was... for information
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If someone ... a particular feeling, attitude, or physical condition, they try to make other people think that they have it or are experiencing it, although this is not true. începe să înveți
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One morning, I didn't want to go to school, and decided to feign illness.
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If you ... something such as a pair of shoes, you tighten the shoes by pulling the laces through the holes, and usually tying them together. începe să înveți
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I have a good pair of skates, but no matter how tightly I lace them, my ankles wobble.
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To... a person or animal means to capture or confine them. 🇺🇸 începe să înveți
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Within hours, police corralled the three men Lewis had named.
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If part of a plant, animal, or human... a liquid, it produces it. începe să înveți
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The sweat glands secrete water
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To ... means to come out from an enclosed or dark space such as a room or a vehicle, or from a position where you could not be seen. începe să înveți
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The postman emerged from his van soaked to the skin
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If a fact or result... from a period of thought, discussion, or investigation, it becomes known as a result of it. începe să înveți
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It soon emerged that neither the July nor August mortgage repayment had been collected.
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If an organization ... members or customers from another organization, they secretly or dishonestly persuade them to join them or become their customers. începe să înveți
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The company authorised its staff to poach customers from the opposition
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When you..., you suddenly take in your breath and then blow it down your nose noisily without being able to stop yourself, for example because you have a cold. 🤧 începe să înveți
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If someone ... fish, animals, or birds, they illegally catch them on someone else's property. începe să înveți
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Many wildlife parks are regularly invaded by people poaching game
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If you... a plot or a scheme, you think of it and work it out. începe să înveți
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They hatched a plot to set fire to the house.
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If you... an area of grass, you cut it using a machine called a lawnmower. începe să înveți
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He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores
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If cloth or clothing ..., it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed începe să înveți
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Don't wash woollens in a washing machine, because they will shrink.
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If something..., it becomes smaller. începe să înveți
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The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk.
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When someone... a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they suck the smoke from it into their mouth and blow it out again. If you..., you regularly... cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe. începe să înveți
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It's not easy to quit smoking cigarettes.
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If you... on something, you spend a lot of money, usually on things that you do not need. începe să înveți
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We splurged on Bohemian glass for gifts, and for ourselves
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When something that you are looking at ..., it slowly becomes less bright or clear until it disappears. începe să înveți
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1. They watched the familiar mountains fade into the darkness 2. We watched the harbour and then the coastline fade away into the morning mist.
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