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If memories, feelings, or possibilities ..., they slowly become less intense or less strong. start learning
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Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade.
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If someone or something ..., for example, into the background, they become hardly noticeable or very unimportant. start learning
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She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough.
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When light ..., it slowly becomes less bright. When a sound ..., it slowly becomes less loud. start learning
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The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance
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If something is ... with a particular substance, the substance is put onto or into it in order to clean it, to protect it, or to give it special properties. start learning
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It was many years before the city began to treat its sewage
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to digress from the point, lose concentration, etc start learning
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If an object... somewhere, it becomes stuck there. start learning
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The bullet lodged in the sergeant's leg, shattering his thigh bone.
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If a fact or feeling... in your mind or is...... there, you remember it for a long time. start learning
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It just lodged in my mind as a very sentimental song
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to deposit or leave for safety, storage, etc start learning
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If you... someone do something, you give them your permission to do it. start learning
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I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often.
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You use... when you are introducing something you want to say. start learning
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You use... when you are offering politely to do something. start learning
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Let me get you something to drink
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You can use... when you are praying or hoping very much that something will happen. start learning
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Please God, let him phone me.
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You can use... to introduce an assumption on which you are going to base a theory, calculation, or story. start learning
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Let x equal 5 and y equal 3.
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to feel ill will or resentment at the possession or employment of (something) by another start learning
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to begrudge another's fortune
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to give with ill will or reluctance start learning
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he begrudges them every cent
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If you do not ... something such as time or money, you do not mind giving it up. start learning
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I do not begrudge the money I have lost
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If you... a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing. start learning
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His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle
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If you... unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something. start learning
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Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support
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A town, country, or economy that has been... is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. start learning
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The camerawork makes the ravaged streets of New Orleans look exquisite
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If you ... an order for a product or for a meal, you ask for it to be sent or brought to you. start learning
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1. Before placing your order for a meal, study the menu 2. As your offer seems to us competitive we would like to place a trial order with your company.
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to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc) start learning
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If you ... something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way. start learning
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Buyers who do not apply within the stated period can lose their deposits
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to hit a person in the head with an object start learning
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The singer was beaned by a water bottle thrown by a disgruntled fan.
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A quick spritz of perfume lingers on the skin.
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If you ... someone's action, you do the same thing to them as they have just done to you. If you ... someone's feeling, you feel the same way towards them as they feel towards you. start learning
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Back at the station the Chief Inspector returned the call.
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If a particular factor ... the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind. start learning
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The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time
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To ... a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation. start learning
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The investigation will determine what really happened.
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If you ... something, you decide it or settle it. start learning
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The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future
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When people or things......, they gather together into a large crowd or group. start learning
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The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind.
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