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the killing of people, usually in fighting or war
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bloodshed
diplomacy aimed at stopping further bloodshed
to be more in number than another group
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outnumber
Flats outnumber houses in this area. His troops were hopelessly outnumbered
(noun) the principle or state of not having sex with anyone, or not with anyone except your husband or wife
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chastity
• A woman's chastity is considered as her highest virtue and all Hindu traditional literature extols the greatness of a chaste woman.
to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them
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chase
The dogs saw him running and chased him. kids chasing around the house chase somebody along/down/up something etc The police chased the suspect along Severn Avenue.
to wish that you had someone else’s possessions, abilities etc
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envy
I really envy you and Ian, you seem so happy together. She has a lifestyle which most people would envy.
sex between someone who is married and someone who is not their wife or husband
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adultery
She had committed adultery on several occasions.
to fill something with air or gas so it becomes larger, or to become filled with air or gas
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inflate
It took us half an hour to inflate the dinghy. Her life jacket failed to inflate.
to become very successful or very strong and healthy
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thrive
plants that thrive in tropical rain forests a business which managed to thrive during a recession
to not allow someone to have or do something:
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deny
Her request for time off work was denied. No one should be denied a good education./A good education should be denied to no one. [+ two objects ] The goalkeeper denied him his third goal. I was denied the opportunity of learning French at school.
listening or watching carefully:
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attentive
an attentive audience
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something:
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thwart
Our vacation plans were thwarted by the airline pilots' strike
a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again
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widow
przekręcić, fałszywie przedstawiać, przekłamywać
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misrepresent

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