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| never giving up or getting tired of doing something |
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26704
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| not drunk or affected by alcohol |
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26703
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| to search a place or thing carefully and completely in order to find somebody/something |
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26702
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| tall and thin and often moving awkwardly as a result |
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26701
|
|
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| to make someone feel annoyed |
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26700
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|
|
| a stand for holding a book, notes, computer, etc. when you are reading in church, giving a talk, etc. |
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26699
|
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| completely or extremely |
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26698
|
|
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| to make someone more powerful or important |
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26697
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| a speech or piece of writing praising sb/sth very much |
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26696
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|
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| a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress |
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26695
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| in a way that cannot be changed |
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26694
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|
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| to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or herself |
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26693
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| a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs |
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26692
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|
|
| a report, especially in a newspaper, that gives the news of someone's death and details about their life |
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26691
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|
|
| extremely painful or bad |
|
26690
|
|
|
| a soldier whose job is to guard something |
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26689
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|
|
| used to describe sports teams at schools or colleges that are at the most skilled level of play |
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26688
|
|
|
| to keep annoying somebody/something until they react |
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26687
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|
|
| shining in the dark; giving out light |
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26686
|
|
|
| to throw something/somebody violently in a particular direction |
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26685
|
|
|
| too strange or difficult to be understood |
|
26684
|
|
|
| to show somebody sympathy when they are upset or disappointed about something |
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26683
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|
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| to vomit |
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26682
|
|
|
| a gene that is present in every cell and causes a healthy cell to become cancerous under particular conditions |
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26681
|
|
|
| having no hope and expecting to fail |
|
26680
|
|
|
| (sb) to make somebody feel better or happier when they are sad or disappointed |
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26679
|
|
|
| to make someone believe something false |
|
26678
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|
|
| (usually of an unpleasant event) that is going to happen very soon |
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26677
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|
|
| to think about whether you should do something, or how you should do something |
|
26676
|
|
|
| aggressive male behaviour that emphasizes the importance of being strong rather than being intelligent and sensitive |
|
26675
|
|
|
| very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm |
|
26668
|
|
|
| often passive] (formal) to limit somebody/something’s freedom, rights, power, etc. |
|
26667
|
|
|
| to use your hands in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful when you are doing something or looking for something |
|
26666
|
|
|
| sb/sth/yourself (from sth) to escape or enable somebody to escape from a difficult situation |
|
26665
|
|
|
| to tighten the muscles of the face briefly and suddenly in a show of pain, worry, or embarrassment |
|
26664
|
|
|
| a slow way of speaking in which the vowel sounds are made longer and words are not separated clearly |
|
26663
|
|
|
| to want something very much, especially when it is very difficult to get |
|
26662
|
|
|
| having total power; able to do anything |
|
26661
|
|
|
| (on/upon something) to slowly begin to cover more and more of an area |
|
26660
|
|
|
| a speech, etc. at the end of a play, book, or film that comments on or acts as a conclusion to what has happened |
|
26659
|
|
|
| to pronounce the sounds of a word in a way that is wrong or not clear |
|
26658
|
|
|
| expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice |
|
26657
|
|
|
| confused; unable to think clearly |
|
26656
|
|
|
| (informal) very unpleasant |
|
26655
|
|
|
| having a deep spiritual (= religious) quality or connection |
|
26654
|
|
|
| in a way that shows you are hoping for something, especially something good or exciting |
|
26653
|
|
|
| very unpleasant or evil |
|
26652
|
|
|
| to make an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way |
|
26651
|
|
|
| a letter, especially a long or an official one |
|
26650
|
|
|
| extremely unpleasant and causing horror |
|
26649
|
|
|
| a ghost or a ghost-like image of a person who is dead |
|
26648
|
|
|
| (of a voice or sound) high and not very pleasant |
|
26647
|
|
|
| to speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or words and often stopping, before saying things correctly |
|
26646
|
|
|
| in a way that shows you are not certain or confident |
|
26645
|
|
|
| a sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks |
|
26644
|
|
|
| (of handwriting) with the letters joined together |
|
26643
|
|
|
| having the quality of continuing to make an effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time |
|
26642
|
|
|
| (of a place) empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it |
|
26641
|
|
|
| having or showing a desire to harm other people |
|
26640
|
|
|
| to stay somewhere for longer because you do not want to leave; to spend a long time doing something |
|
26639
|
|
|
| to bite something with small bites, especially food |
|
26638
|
|
|
| (of fruit, vegetables and meat) containing a lot of juice and tasting good |
|
26637
|
|
|
| shy and easily embarrassed |
|
26636
|
|
|
| physically strong and solid or thick, and therefore unlikely to break or be hurt |
|
26635
|
|
|
| (especially of a place) attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way |
|
26634
|
|
|
| the part of the body between the chest and the waist |
|
26633
|
|
|
| connected with sex in a way that most people find offensive |
|
26632
|
|
|
| adj. seeming to be everywhere |
|
26269
|
|
|
| in a way that is not safe or certain; dangerously |
|
26631
|
|
|
| a bird that can swim and lives near water, especially a duck or goose |
|
26630
|
|
|
| boring |
|
26624
|
|
|
| Anesthetize (a person or animal) with ether |
|
26623
|
|
|
| silly; stupid |
|
26622
|
|
|
| a wide smile |
|
26621
|
|
|
| not necessary, or with no cause |
|
26620
|
|
|
| blood, especially from violence or injury |
|
26619
|
|
|
| to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it |
|
26618
|
|
|
| not in a straight or level position |
|
26617
|
|
|
| to get every last bit of goodness out of life |
|
26616
|
|
|
| to leave a ship, aircraft, etc. after a journey |
|
26615
|
|
|
| high in the air |
|
26614
|
|
|
| so confused that you do not know what to do |
|
26613
|
|
|
| (of ideas or statements) so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible. |
|
26612
|
|
|
| to walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured |
|
26611
|
|
|
| directly; not at an angle or to one side |
|
26610
|
|
|
| the power of a country to control its own government |
|
26609
|
|
|
| not having or carrying anything heavy or anything that makes you go more slowly |
|
26608
|
|
|
| to make a continuous low sound |
|
26607
|
|
|
| (especially in the past, or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land |
|
26606
|
|
|
| liking something a lot |
|
26605
|
|
|
| an act of asking for something that you want very much, in an emotional way |
|
26604
|
|
|
| extremely annoying |
|
26603
|
|
|
| (a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts |
|
26602
|
|
|
| to become ill or start behaving badly again, after making an improvement |
|
26601
|
|
|
| in a way that lasts a very long time, or happens repeatedly or all the time |
|
26600
|
|
|
| (of cloth, clothing, etc.) old and thin because it has been used a lot |
|
26599
|
|
|
| n. something that makes you suffer |
|
25666
|
|
|
| belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it |
|
26598
|
|
|
| sb/sth to push somebody gently, especially with your elbow, in order to get their attention |
|
26597
|
|
|
| causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness |
|
26596
|
|
|
| in a way that shows you feel doubt or do not feel sure that something is right or true |
|
26595
|
|
|
| extremely disappointed and unhappy |
|
26593
|
|
|
| continuing without any possibility of being stopped |
|
26592
|
|
|
| someone who behaves in a silly or dangerous way |
|
26591
|
|
|
| not physically connected or fastened to something |
|
26590
|
|
|
| v. to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness; to complain loudly or strongly |
|
26025
|
|
|
| showing no sign of intelligence or sensitive feelings |
|
26589
|
|
|
| to behave in a way which shows that you consider yourself to be better or more intelligent than other people |
|
26566
|
|
|
| a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts |
|
26563
|
|
|
| used to show you are sad or sorry |
|
26562
|
|
|
| very little and not enough |
|
26560
|
|
|
| sb (for sth/for doing sth) to criticize somebody/something in a way that shows how much you dislike them |
|
26558
|
|
|
| the fact of having no purpose because there is no chance of success |
|
26557
|
|
|
| the state of being frightening and violent |
|
26556
|
|
|
| to eat or drink something |
|
26555
|
|
|
| wise, especially as a result of great experience |
|
26554
|
|
|
| extremely large |
|
26553
|
|
|
| living alone and avoiding other people |
|
26552
|
|
|
| to pretend to have a feeling or condition |
|
26551
|
|
|
| without stopping |
|
26550
|
|
|
| (of people or their appearance) very untidy |
|
26549
|
|
|
| fear and a great lack of order, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden terrible event |
|
26548
|
|
|
| to be enough |
|
26547
|
|
|
| a white-skinned woman with dark brown hair |
|
26545
|
|
|
| a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something that is not known by someone else |
|
26544
|
|
|
| to happen after or as a result of another event |
|
26540
|
|
|
| a particular way of walking |
|
26539
|
|
|
| one part of a subject, situation, etc. that has many parts |
|
26538
|
|
|
| small in quantity and poor in quality |
|
26537
|
|
|
| (of a thing or person) very old and not in good condition or health |
|
26536
|
|
|
| used to emphasize the great degree of something |
|
26535
|