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was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I'd left my wallet at home start learning
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If a fact dawns on you, you understand it after a period of not understanding it: If a fact dawns on you, you understand it after a period of not understanding it:
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"by all accounts he is a pretty nice guy" start learning
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according to what one has heard or read.
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"a dark contusion on his cheek was beginning to swell" start learning
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have one's wits about one "a signalman had to have his wits about him" You have to keep your wits about you start learning
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be constantly alert and vigilant.
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Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra vigilant. start learning
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always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger
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She's got such a cheeky grin. Don't be so cheeky! cheeky smile start learning
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slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way:
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Russian Preference is a 10-card plain-trick game with bidding, played by three or four players with a 32-card Piquet deck start learning
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She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics. start learning
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to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the opposing side an advantage that they have demanded.
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Someone had fallen overboard. start learning
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over the side of a boat or ship and into the water:
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She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much. He's well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion. start learning
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the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way
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When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted. She is flabbergasted by the whole affair. start learning
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feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting
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The sausages are sizzling in the pan. start learning
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to make a sound like food cooking in hot fat
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The wardrobe is made of chipboard with a pine veneer start learning
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a thin layer of decorative wood or plastic used to cover a cheaper material
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She said if his results were good, she would reward him handsomely. Their strategy paid off handsomely. start learning
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very well or to a great degree
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This research seems to give/lend some validity to the theory that the drug might cause cancer. Not for one moment did he doubt the validity of those ideas. start learning
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the quality of being based on truth or reason, or of being able to be accepted
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The drought caused serious shortfalls in the food supply start learning
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an amount that is less than the level that was expected or needed
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a chemical element that is very poisonous, often used to kill rats
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most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst
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He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy. The song was a eulogy to the joys of travelling. start learning
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a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise, especially for someone who recently died or retired from work
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He seemed a very jovial guy. a jovial time/evening/chat start learning
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(of a person) friendly and in a good mood, or (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant
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a person who helps to carry a coffin at a funeral or who walks at the side of the people carrying it
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Her jilted boyfriend has sworn revenge on her new husband. The jilted bride-to-be had to return the $17,000 engagement ring. start learning
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having suffered someone ending a romantic relationship with you suddenly and unkindly
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I ended the relationship when I found out he was two-timing me start learning
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to deceive someone you are having a relationship with by having a secret sexual relationship with someone else at the same time
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The plant is operating at full tilt to cope with demand start learning
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to put a mark beside an item in a list to show that you have dealt with it
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seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed:
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to test something or to think about an idea in order to decide if it works or if you can use it
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It was a long drive and the children started to get antsy. I always get antsy about meeting my husband's boss start learning
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very nervous, worried, or unpleasantly excited
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He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads. start learning
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to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in:
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They change their minds more often than they change their socks start learning
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to change one's mind too often
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I don't think there'll be more than six people eating, so I wouldn't go overboard with the food. start learning
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to do something too much, or to be too excited or eager about something
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powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc
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A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease. We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident. The police eliminated him from their enquiries. start learning
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to remove or take away someone or something:
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The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption. The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now been eradicated. start learning
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to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad
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to push somebody's buttons start learning
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She wears the trousers in that marriage She wears the pants in the family start learning
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