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The...... of something, especially knowledge, are the limits to which it extends. börja lära sig
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... pushing back the frontiers of science.
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If one person, group, or country does something under the ....... of another, they do it while they are being taught or guided by them. börja lära sig
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The ... of a person or group is their health, comfort, and happiness. börja lära sig
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I do not think he is considering Emma's welfare
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...... services are provided to help with people's living conditions and financial problems. börja lära sig
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Child welfare services are well established and comprehensive
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... is an important development or achievement. börja lära sig
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The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China.
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... with something, for example a law, treaty, or agreement means doing what you are required or expected to do. börja lära sig
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The company says it is in full compliance with U.S. labor laws.
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A ... of something is a solid piece of it. börja lära sig
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if you were naughty all year you will find a... on Christmas Eve from Santa Claus börja lära sig
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If you refer to something or someone as a ..., you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place. börja lära sig
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These attacks could be a decoy, a manoeuvre to throw everyone off guard.
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A... is someone who has done something bad or illegal. formal börja lära sig
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... a well-known criminal lawyer who had saved many a malefactor from going to jail.
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a person who tries to advance socially or in business 🇺🇸 börja lära sig
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If two people have a..., they have a brief sexual relationship. börja lära sig
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She claims she had a brief fling with him 30 years ago.
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If two people who love each other are in a ..., they are holding each other tightly. börja lära sig
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They were caught in a clinch when their parents returned home unexpectedly.
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A... is a pattern or picture that you draw when you are bored or thinking about something else. 2. VERB When someone..., they draw...... börja lära sig
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death caused by being underwater and not being able to breathe, or a case when this happens: börja lära sig
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... is the feeling of shock and anger which you have when you think that something is unjust or unfair. börja lära sig
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She was filled with indignation at the conditions under which miners were forced to work
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If someone reacts with... to something, they are unable to believe it because it is very surprising or shocking börja lära sig
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The announcement has been met with incredulity
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informal mainly disapproving börja lära sig
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a thin layer of liquid on the surface of something that makes it difficult to see e.g. on mirror, car window börja lära sig
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There's always a mist on the bathroom mirror/windows when I've had a shower.
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a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved: börja lära sig
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I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about/over which one to accept.
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If something is divided or distributed among a number of different people or things, each of them has, or is responsible for, a ... of it. börja lära sig
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If someone or something gives you a ..., they give you an advantage over your competitors börja lära sig
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He will give the team a cutting edge when it comes to the race for the championship
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The entirety of something börja lära sig
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Hurricane knocks out power to all of Puerto Rico
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official permission to leave the armed forces, a prison, or a hospital börja lära sig
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the act of sending out waste liquid or gas börja lära sig
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Thousands of fish were killed as a result of a discharge of poisonous chemicals from a nearby factory.
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The ... of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand. börja lära sig
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If you have an ... with someone, you have met them and you know them. börja lära sig
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On first acquaintance she is cool and slightly distant
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an incident, event, esp. one that happens unexpectedly: börja lära sig
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Break-ins are an everyday occurrence in this neighborhood.
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If you get a lot of ... from someone, they criticize you severely. If you take the ..., you get the blame for something. börja lära sig
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The President is getting a lot of flak for that
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... is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure, because of a success. börja lära sig
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His resignation was greeted by jubilation on the streets of Sofia.
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a large amount of money or valuable possessions börja lära sig
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She donated a sizeable portion of her riches to children's charities.
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a large quantity of a valuable natural substance börja lära sig
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The country has great oil/mineral riches.
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The... of a particular activity or course of action are the dangers or problems it may involve. börja lära sig
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... the perils of starring in a television commercial.
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If someone asks you for a..., they want a match or cigarette lighter so they can start smoking. börja lära sig
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Have you got a light anybody?
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The... of a picture or scene you are looking at is the part or area of it that appears nearest to you. börja lära sig
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He is the bowler-hatted figure in the foreground of Orpen's famous painting
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A ... is a sudden strong feeling or emotion, for example of sadness or pain. börja lära sig
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1. For a moment she felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him. 2... hunger pangs.
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If someone is on the edge or brink of an ..., they are about to enter into a very frightening or threatening situation. börja lära sig
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The country was on the brink of an abyss.
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A very great difference between two people, things, or groups can be referred to as an... börja lära sig
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How big is the abyss between what you think you are and what you actually are?
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An... is a very deep hole in the ground börja lära sig
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outward impressions, indications, or circumstances börja lära sig
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By all appearances, he enjoyed himself
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If someone ... you, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things. 🇬🇧 ... is also a noun. börja lära sig
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Your essay was generally very good, but I have a few niggles.
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a marketing ploy, such as a free or cheap offer. börja lära sig
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The ad was a come-on to try to sell callers other items
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something transferred or resulting from a previous situation. börja lära sig
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The slow trading was a carry-over from the big losses of last week.
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The ... of an important event, invention, or situation is the fact of it starting or coming into existence. börja lära sig
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The advent of war led to a greater austerity.
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The ... of a person at a place is their arrival there. börja lära sig
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Deptford had come alive with the advent of the new priest at St Paul's
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the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something. börja lära sig
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I have nothing but praise for the police
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the degree to which something is prevalent or widespread, especially a disease, disorder, or pathogen: börja lära sig
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A ... of something is a small quantity of it which you add when you are preparing food or mixing a drink. börja lära sig
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Add a dash of balsamic vinegar.
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... is a polite and respectful attitude towards someone, especially because they have an important position. börja lära sig
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Out of deference to him, I lowered my head as he prayed
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A ... of something such as snow is a continuous layer of it which hides what is below or beyond it. börja lära sig
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Cold damp air brought in the new year under a blanket of fog
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If you have a ...... in something, you have a very strong reason for acting in a particular way, for example to protect your money, power, or reputation. börja lära sig
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The administration has no vested interest in proving whether public schools were good or bad.
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... calculations, agreements, plans, or arrangements are not definite or certain, but have been made as a first step. börja lära sig
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Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement
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the most direct route between two places börja lära sig
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If people or things are in a ..., they are in a state of confusion or disorder. börja lära sig
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We are going to get into a hopeless muddle
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If you say that someone has got their ..., you approve of the fact that they have been punished or have suffered for something wrong that they have done. approval börja lära sig
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The central character is a bad man who shoots people and gets his comeuppance.
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Project management term that's traditionally used to describe the quantifiable goods or services that must be provided upon the completion of a project börja lära sig
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in a project focusing on upgrading a firm's technology, a deliverable may refer to the acquisition of a dozen new computers.
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... is the freedom that someone has to take the action they want to or to change their plans. börja lära sig
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The President said that he wanted to give states more leeway to pursue their own health-care reforms
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A feeling that one must do the same things as other people of one's age and social group in order to be liked or respected by them börja lära sig
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She started drinking in high school because of peer pressure.
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Continuously and perpetually, without stopping börja lära sig
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No one remembers that star-studded team because, while they posted division championships without cease, they could never win the big one.
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very superficial, slight, fleeting knowing of someone börja lära sig
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That restaurant has ceased to exist because the owner died
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The ... of something bad, such as a disease, is the frequency with which it occurs, or the occasions when it occurs. börja lära sig
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... the high incidence of child mortality.
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small worthless objects, especially household ornaments. börja lära sig
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A ... is a low point in a process that has regular high and low points, for example a period in business when people do not produce as much as usual. börja lära sig
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American bank shares have risen by 60% since their trough last October.
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You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its ... or...... börja lära sig
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The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term.
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You can refer to a large number of things which someone has available for a particular purpose as their... börja lära sig
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Modern medicine has a large armoury of drugs for the treatment of mental illness
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You can say that a particular activity is your ... if you are very good at it. börja lära sig
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Originality was never his forte
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The ... of someone's voice is the way their voice gets higher and lower as they speak. börja lära sig
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He is not attempting necessarily to reproduce the cadence of speech.
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a person who is the only survivor of a deadly incident. börja lära sig
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Two hours later, he had dug himself out, the sole survivor.
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If you refer to moral or religious statements as ..., you are criticizing them because you think the person making them does not really believe what they are saying. börja lära sig
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... politicians holding forth with their usual hypocritical cant
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The ... of someone or the ... of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed. börja lära sig
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Rain is the bane of holiday-makers.
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correct procedure or routine börja lära sig
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If two people or groups have a ..., they have a good relationship in which they are able to understand each other's ideas or feelings very well. börja lära sig
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He said he wanted 'to establish a rapport with the Indian people'.
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... is dirt or some other unpleasant substance. börja lära sig
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The... of power, wealth, or a particular job are the extra things, such as decorations and luxury items, that go with it. disapproval börja lära sig
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1. the visible trappings of success 2. The president's family evidently loved the trappings of power
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If you describe an unpleasant or confused situation as a ..., you mean that it seems impossible to escape from or resolve, because it has become so serious or so complicated. börja lära sig
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A ... is a sudden loud noise, for example the sound of a gun being fired or an explosion. formal börja lära sig
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Soon afterwards there was a loud report as the fuel tanks exploded.
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the state of being sportive, fit börja lära sig
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If you refer to someone or something as the ... of a particular effect, you mean that they cause this effect. börja lära sig
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Children can be agents of change in their communities
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the activity of kissing and touching someone sexually but without having sex, foreplay börja lära sig
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Someone's ... is all the circumstances, people, things, and events around them that influence their life. börja lära sig
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Our moral character is formed not by heredity but by environment.
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emotional or mental support: börja lära sig
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When her husband died, she drew sustenance from/she found sustenance in her religious beliefs
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A ... of a situation, person, or incident is a brief description of it without many details. börja lära sig
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I had a basic sketch of a plan.
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If something is given to you for ..., it is given to you so that you will make sure that it is not harmed or stolen. börja lära sig
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Hampton had been given the bills for safekeeping by a business partner.
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The ... of something are its simplest, most important elements, ideas, or principles, in contrast to more complicated or detailed ones. börja lära sig
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They will concentrate on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic
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If you refer to the pleasant way that someone or something appears as a ..., you are critical of them because you believe that their true, hidden nature is not good. disapproval börja lära sig
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He was able to fool the world with his veneer of education
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Someone's ... is the way that they tend to behave or feel. börja lära sig
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... his friendly and cheerful disposition
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The... involved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost. börja lära sig
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For the president the political stakes could hardly have been higher
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... involves allowing yourself to believe something about yourself that is not true, because the truth is more unpleasant. börja lära sig
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The ability that people have to think and to make sensible judgments can be referred to as... börja lära sig
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Against all reason, I decided to go with her.
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An ... is a gift that people offer to their God or gods as a form of worship. börja lära sig
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An ... is something that is specially produced to be sold börja lära sig
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It was very, very good, far better than vegetarian offerings in many a posh restaurant.
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1. We have grounds for believing they are trading illegally. 2. Did he have grounds for his behaviour?
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someone's financial situation börja lära sig
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I wouldn't have expected to find you in such comfortable circumstances.
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trained to defecate and urinate outdoors or in a special place indoors so that it can live in a house said of a pet dog, cat, etc. börja lära sig
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Someone's ... of the profits or winnings from something, especially ones that have been obtained dishonestly, is their share. börja lära sig
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the quality of being rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important position: börja lära sig
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The memoir describes his life with honesty and impudence.
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willingness to give money, or money given to poor people by rich people: börja lära sig
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The medical foundation will be the main beneficiary of the millionaire's largesse.
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If you take a ... at a person or an organization, you criticize them, usually in an indirect way. börja lära sig
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In a swipe at the President, he called for an end to 'begging for aid around the world'
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a check made without prior warning, a quick random examination börja lära sig
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A ... is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece. börja lära sig
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1. Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall. 2... oat flakes.
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... is used after stating a particular time to show that something happens at exactly the time stated. börja lära sig
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The lecture starts at 8.00 sharp.
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The ... of a container such as a cup or glass is the edge that goes all the way round the top. börja lära sig
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She looked at him over the rim of her glass
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The ... of a circular object is its outside edge. börja lära sig
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The rim of my cup is chipped.
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1. You have a smudge on your trousers. 2... smudges of blood.
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