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If you ... an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. start learning
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She was in the kitchen sweeping crumbs into a dust pan.
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If a person or group ... an election or... to victory, they win the election easily. start learning
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In both republics, centre-right parties swept to power.
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If something such as a river or a burst pipe floods an area that is usually dry or if the area ..., it becomes covered with water. start learning
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To ... the effect of something unpleasant means to reduce it. start learning
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The price rises will be cushioned by welfare benefits.
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Something that ... an object when it hits something protects it by reducing the force of the impact. start learning
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The suspension is designed to cushion passengers from the effects of rough roads
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If your legs or knees ... they bend because they have become very weak or tired. start learning
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Mcanally's knees buckled and he crumpled down onto the floor.
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When you ... a belt or strap, you fasten it. start learning
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If one thing is ...... by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out start learning
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offset-offset The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies.
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If a political party or a candidate ... a particular number or percentage of votes, they get that number or percentage of votes in an election. start learning
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It was a disappointing result for the Greens who polled three percent.
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If someone...... somewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be. start learning
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Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas
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If you ...... someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. start learning
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He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her.
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If you ... to do something that you ought to do or ... your duty, you fail to do it. start learning
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They never neglect their duties.
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If you ... a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way. start learning
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The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad.
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If something you can see or hear is... its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear. start learning
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If you ... something that you want or need, you succeed in getting it. start learning
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... moves to win the support of the poor.
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If something ... you do something, it causes you to do it. start learning
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Grit from the highway made him cough
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If you ... someone do something, you force them to do it. start learning
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You can't make me do anything.
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If you ... money, you get it by working for it, by selling something, or by winning it. start learning
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I think every business's goal is to make money
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If someone ... they lose control of their emotions or actions because they are under a lot of pressure. start learning
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She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack.
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If you ... someone or something that is travelling from one place to another, you stop them before they get to their destination. start learning
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His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.
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If you ... something, you manage to get it, especially by using skill. start learning
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They were intent on netting the £250,000 reward.
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If you ... something, you ignore it or do not take account of it. start learning
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He ...... the advice of his executives.
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To ... a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it start learning
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Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy. [
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If something ... or is... it breaks into a lot of small pieces. start learning
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One bullet shattered his skull.
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If something ..., it loses power or strength in an uneven way, or no longer makes much progress. start learning
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The car was out of sight around a bend in moments, but the engine did not falter or slow down.
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If you ..., you lose your confidence and stop doing something or start making mistakes. start learning
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I have not faltered in my quest for a new future.
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If your voice ... when you are speaking, you hesitate or pause, because you are unsure about what you are saying or are upset. start learning
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Her voice faltered and she had to stop a moment to control it
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to rise or raise from the dead; bring or be brought back to life start learning
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Jesus Christ resurrected 2000 years ago
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If you... something, you cause it to exist again after it had disappeared or ended. start learning
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Vladimir Putin has been trying to resurrect ussr since he came to the power
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If you ... someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you. start learning
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Political instability alienate foreign investors
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to move very quickly or violently start learning
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A pretty young girl came hurtling down the stairs.
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If you ... from a horse or a bicycle, you get down from it. start learning
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the cyclists dismounted from their bicycles at the end of the race
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If something ... you, it makes you feel angry. start learning
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Nothing angers more a man than a missed opportunity
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The person who ...🇬🇧 /......🇺🇸 a radio or television show introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it. start learning
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Celebrities often are invited by journalists who present their tv-shows despite their poor knowoledge
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to ask a lot of questions start learning
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pepper somebody with questions
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Someone or something that ... different periods, groups, or fields of activity exists in, belongs to, or takes elements from them all. start learning
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She's a writer who straddles two genres - she writes online games as well as literary novels.
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If something ... a river, road, border, or other place, it stretches across it or exists on both sides of it. start learning
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Salcey Forest straddles the Buckingham-Northamptonshire border.
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To ... something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it. start learning
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Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults
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If one thing ... on another, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of the second thing. start learning
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The movie industry had chosen to ignore the encroaching competition of television.
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If something ... on a place, it spreads and takes over more and more of that place. start learning
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(especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled: start learning
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His life seems to have followed a preordained path/direction.
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If you ... a door, you place something in front of it or a piece of wood or metal across it in order to prevent it from being opened. start learning
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For added safety, bar the door to the kitchen
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If you ... someone's way, you prevent them from going somewhere or entering a place, by blocking their path start learning
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He stepped in front of her, barring her way.
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If someone is ... from a place or from doing something, they are officially forbidden to go there or to do it. start learning
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Foreign journalists are barred from entering the country.
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If you ... an event or ceremony, you organize it and usually take part in it. start learning
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At the middle of this year the government staged a huge military parade.
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to establish something such as a belief so firmly that it is not likely to change: start learning
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We want to ingrain good financial habits in people.
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To defeat overwhelmingly; to hit very hard; to conquer; to destroy slang start learning
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If one number or statement ... with another, they agree with each other or are exactly the same. You can also say that two numbers or statements... start learning
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This description didn't seem to tally with what we saw.
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If you ... someone who disagrees with you or opposes you, you defeat them or you force them to do what you want by using your power or by putting a lot of pressure on them. start learning
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They could simply steamroller all opposition
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If you ... your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die. start learning
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He bequeathed all his silver to his children
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If you ...... an idea or system, you leave it for other people to use or develop. start learning
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He bequeaths his successor an economy that is doing quite well
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If you are ... in something, it holds your attention completely. start learning
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Tony didn't notice because he was too engrossed in his work.
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If there is no ... something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it. start learning
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Who could possibly gainsay such a judgment?
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to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc); contradict start learning
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If you say that you are ... with things such as letters, demands, or requests, you are emphasizing that you receive so many of them that you cannot deal with them all. start learning
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If an area of land is ......, it becomes covered with water. start learning
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Their neighborhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River.
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If you ... time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it. start learning
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Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions.
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If a report or investigation ... someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame. start learning
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A police investigation yesterday absolved the police of all blame in the incident.
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If something ... you, it surprises you very much. start learning
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The whole thing staggers me.
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If something ... you, it surprises, shocks, or frightens you, so that you do not know what to do. start learning
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Big concert halls do not faze Melanie.
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If you ... on something, you use less time, money, or material for it than you really need, so that the result is not good enough. start learning
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Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.
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If someone in authority ... that something must happen, they decide or state this officially. start learning
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The U.N. Security Council has decreed that the election must be held by May.
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When something ..., or when you ... it, you end it. start learning
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The evening concluded with dinner and speeches
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If one person or group ... an agreement, such as a treaty or business deal, with another, they arrange it. You can also say that two people or groups ... an agreement. start learning
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Iceland concluded agreements with several other countries.
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to do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest: start learning
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You've been driving for a while - do you want me to spell you?
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to pollute with sin or disgrace; sully; defile start learning
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he soiled the family honour by his cowardice
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If you ... someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war. start learning
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The guerrillas shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot.
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If you ... people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house. start learning
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The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly.
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If you ... an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can. start learning
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She savored her newfound freedom.
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If you ... food or drink, you eat or drink it slowly in order to taste its full flavor and to enjoy it properly. start learning
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Just relax, eat slowly and savor the full flavor of your food.
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If you ... someone farewell, you say goodbye to them. If you ... them goodnight, you say goodnight to them. start learning
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to draw (a gun) faster than somebody start learning
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If someone or something is ... from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it. start learning
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They tried to banish him from politics.
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If you ... something unpleasant, you get rid of it. start learning
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... diseases that have been banished for centuries.
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If you ... the thought of something, you stop thinking about it. start learning
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He has now banished all thoughts of retirement
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If you ... someone to do something, you ask them to do it in a forceful, emotional way. start learning
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Opposition leaders this week implored the president to break the deadlock.
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If you ...... someone or something, you reject them. start learning
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If you ... something that you have done, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. start learning
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Tavare was probably ruing his decision.
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If you ... something such as a place or machine, you operate it or are in charge of it. start learning
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Ukrainian soldiers manned roadblocks in the capital city.
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If someone ... you, they warn you about problems or danger. start learning
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Tony cautioned against misrepresenting the situation.
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If you ... money, goods, or information from one place or group to another, you cause it to be sent there as it becomes available. start learning
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The country announced new laws that it said would punish charities that funnelled money to extremists.
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If you ... something, you reduce or limit it. start learning
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NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.
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If someone ... a vehicle, they are paid to clean it thoroughly inside and out. start learning
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If you ... something, you avoid making a clear and definite decision, distinction, or statement about it. start learning
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Both have fudged their calculations and avoided specifics.
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If something ... a particular quality to something else, it adds that quality to it. start learning
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A more relaxed regime and regular work lends the inmates a dignity not seen in other prisons
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If you ... something, you shout it or say it loudly. start learning
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'You're wrong, quite wrong!' Henry cried out, suddenly excited.
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If you ... in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also. Bryt formal start learning
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The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river
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If a person or government ..., they suddenly appear less secure or less sure about something. start learning
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The coach began to wobble when some of his team selections provoked much baffled comment.
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If something or someone ... they make small movements from side to side, for example because they are unsteady. start learning
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The table wobbled when I leaned on it.
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When someone ..., they hesitate because they are unable to make a quick decision about something. start learning
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We're still dithering over whether to marry.
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If you ... between two alternatives or choices, you keep changing your mind. start learning
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She vacillates between studying economics and languages.
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If you ... something, you turn it upside down. start learning
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He upended the can, and swallowed.
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If you ... something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it. start learning
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Lainey wiped her hands on the towel.
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If you ... dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand. start learning
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He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue
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If you ... someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried start learning
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+ that, of, cytat Government officials recently assured Hindus of protection.
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If something such as a siren or radio ... or if you ... it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise start learning
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The fire engines were just pulling up, sirens blaring.
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If you ... when you are walking, you knock your foot against something and fall or nearly fall start learning
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If you ... someone who is walking or running, you put your foot or something else in front of them, so that they knock their own foot against it and fall or nearly fall start learning
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He was tripped up by a passer-by.
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If it... you to do something, it is right, necessary, or useful for you to do it. start learning
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It behooves us to think of these dangers.
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If you ... a credit card or... card through a machine, you pass it through a narrow space in the machine so that the machine can read information on the card's magnetic strip. start learning
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The man at the check-out swiped my credit card.
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If you ... someone or something, you take good care of them because you love them. start learning
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My son cherishes his baby sister.
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If you... a right, a privilege, or a principle, you regard it as important and try hard to keep it start learning
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These people cherish their independence and sovereignty.
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If something bad or undesirable ..., it becomes much less strong or severe. start learning
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The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
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If you ... a particular quality, feeling, or illness, or if it... itself, it becomes visible or obvious start learning
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The virus needs two weeks to manifest itself.
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If someone ... with something, they interfere with it or try to change it when they have no right to do so. start learning
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I don't want to be accused of tampering with the evidence.
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If a person or animal ... in water or mud, they lie or roll about in it slowly for pleasure. start learning
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Never have I had such a good excuse for wallowing in deep warm baths.
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If someone... for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much. start learning
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To ... opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it. start learning
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Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
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If a vehicle ... somewhere or if its tyres..., its tyres make an unpleasant high-pitched noise on the road. start learning
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A black Mercedes screeched to a halt beside the helicopter.
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When you ... something, you shout it in a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched voice. start learning
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'Get me some water, Jeremy!' I screeched.
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When a bird, animal, or thing ..., it makes a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched noise. start learning
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A macaw screeched at him from its perch.
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If you ... someone, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them. start learning
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She chased the thief for 100 yards.
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If someone ... someone that they are attracted to they try hard to persuade them to have a sexual relationship with them. start learning
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'I was always chasing after unsuitable men,' she says.
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If something is ... with undesirable qualities or features, it is full of them. start learning
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The report was riddled with errors
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If something is ... with bullets or bullet holes, it is full of bullet holes. start learning
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She pushed the bullet-riddled door open.
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To ... something means to remove it from where it was fixed or held. start learning
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Rainfall had dislodged debris from the slopes of the volcano.
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if someone is ... they need something immediately esp. help start learning
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If you ... plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow. start learning
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To ... the image of someone or something means to improve their image. start learning
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It was a move that has burnished Mr Hu's populist credentials.
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to rub metal until it is smooth and shiny start learning
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If something ... you, it makes you feel rather worried. start learning
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Is anything troubling you?
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