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I know when I've been smoking too much because I start to wheeze when I run for a train. start learning
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to make a high, rough noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty:
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on the lam [ESCAPING FROM THE POLICE] The robbers were on the lam for several days before they were caught. start learning
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escaping, especially from the police:
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They gently transported her down the mountain in a toboggan. start learning
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an object for sitting on and sliding over snow and ice that consists of a low frame which curves up at the front:
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roadie [WORKS FOR TRAVELLING PERFORMERS] start learning
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someone who works for travelling performers, especially moving, arranging, and taking care of their equipment
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woof [SOUND THAT DOG MAKES] If these dogs are woofing at you, it's because they are afraid of you. start learning
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the sound that a dog makes:
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Most often, shivs are used to conduct the business of gangs. start learning
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a knife or other sharp or pointed object used as a weapon, often one that is homemade:
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sully [SPOIL SOMETHING PURE] His reputation, he said, had been unfairly sullied by half-truths and innuendos. start learning
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to spoil something that is pure or someone's perfect reputation:
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sully [MAKE SOMETHING DIRTY] No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands. start learning
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innuendo [REMARKS THAT SUGGEST] There's always an element of sexual innuendo in our conversations. The election campaign was marred by rumor and innuendo. start learning
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(the making of) a remark or remarks that suggest something sexual or something unpleasant but do not refer to it directly:
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speck [VERY SMALL PIECE OR AMOUNT] He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor. start learning
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a very small mark, piece, or amount:
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He has red hair and freckles. start learning
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a small brown spot on the skin, esp. on a light-skinned person:
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clam up informal (also shut up like a clam) He just clams up if you ask him about his childhood. start learning
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to become silent suddenly, usually because you are embarrassed or nervous, or do not want to talk about a particular subject:
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Did I hurt you? I thought I saw you wince. start learning
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to show pain or embarrassment suddenly and for a short time in the face, often moving the head back at the same time: to tighten the muscles of the face briefly and suddenly in a show of pain, worry, or embarrassment:
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She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and had big feet. dainty flowers start learning
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small and attractive in a delicate way:
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He was prepared for a lot of knocking on doors and cold-calling to drum up business. start learning
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the activity of calling or visiting a possible customer to try to sell them something without being asked by the customer to do so
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Retailers are trying to drum up sales with price cuts. start learning
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to try to increase business activity or get support for something:
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You can buy T-shirts and other merch at concerts. the band's merch table start learning
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informal for merchandise formal:
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Heart attacks occur when a blood clot blocks vessels to the heart. My hair was all clotted with dust and mud. start learning
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a lump, esp. a lump of thick blood: to become thicker and more solid, or to cause a liquid to do this:
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The police roped off the scene of the crime. start learning
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to surround an area or place with ropes in order to keep people out:
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pester [ANNOYING - DOING STH REPEATEDLY] At the frontier, there were people pestering tourists for cigarettes, food, or alcohol. start learning
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to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly: John has been pestering her to go out with him all month.
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Advertisers know how powerful pester power can be. start learning
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the ability that children have to make their parents buy something, by asking for it many times until they get it:
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a person who comes from the Scottish Highlands
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I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn, but I thought you already knew. start learning
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to say something that you should not have said:
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pull date - US (UK sell-bydate) Throw away all milk products that have gone past their pull date. start learning
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a date printed on a container of food, medicine, etc. after which it should not be sold or used:
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So why does one company survive a recession while its competitors fall by the wayside? start learning
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If someone falls by the wayside, they fail to finish an activity, and if something falls by the wayside, people stop doing it, making it, or using it:
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put your foot down [USE AUTHORITY] When she started borrowing my clothes without asking, I had to put my foot down. start learning
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to use your authority to stop something happening:
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put your foot down [INCREASE YOUR SPEED] The road ahead was clear, so I put my foot down. start learning
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to increase your speed when you are driving:
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He puckered his lips and kissed her. Her mouth puckered and I thought she was going to cry. puckered seams start learning
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to tighten skin or cloth until small folds appear or (of skin or cloth) to form small folds:
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to remove liquid from a container using a siphon Somebody siphoned the gas out of our car last night. start learning
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a tube that is bent in the shape of an "n", with each end in a separate container at two different levels, so that liquid can be pulled up into it from the higher container and go down through it into the lower container
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a bottle for filling water with gas and forcing it out under pressure to use in drinks
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siphon [TAKE MONEY DISHONESTLY] He siphoned €600,000 from company accounts to pay for his secret lifestyle. start learning
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to take money, especially dishonestly, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended:
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siphon off something [GRADUALLY STEAL MONEY] Over the years, she siphoned off hundreds of thousands of dollars from various accounts. start learning
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to gradually steal money or goods, usually from a business or government:
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a person who keeps bees, especially to produce honey
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frazzle noun [S] (TIRED STATE) Both women are physically active, having him doing all kinds of sports, and are just wearing him to a frazzle. start learning
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a state of being very tired in a nervous or slightly anxious (= worried and nervous) way after a lot of mental or physical effort:
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adjunct noun [C] (SOMETHING ADDED) I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies. start learning
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something added or connected to a larger or more important thing: Canada’s economy is not an adjunct to the US’s but rather is expanding on its own.
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adjunct noun [C] (GRAMMAR) start learning
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In grammar, an adjunct is an adverb or phrase that gives extra information in a sentence.
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adjunct [TEMPORARY TEACHER] adjunct professors/faculty start learning
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An adjunct is also a temporary teacher at a college or university:
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The end of the Cold War was a defining moment for the world in more ways than one. start learning
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the point at which a situation is clearly seen to start to change:
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The young composer regarded himself as Berg's protégé. start learning
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a young person who is helped and taught by an older and usually famous person:
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easterner [COMES FROM ASIA] He said that Americans need to understand the East, and Easterners need to understand the West. start learning
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a person who comes from a country in Asia:
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easterner [FROM EAST OF USA] It's a popular ski resort with easterners. start learning
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a person from the eastern part of a country, or (in the US) a person from the part of the country east of the Mississippi River
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The debate will play out in the media over the next week or two. start learning
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When a situation plays out, it happens and develops: Let's see how things play out.
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aftermath [PERIOD THAT FOLLOWS] We all worked together in the aftermath of the earthquake. start learning
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the period following an event, such as an accident or war, and the effects caused by the event:
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At this time of year, stores are building up stock for Christmas. start learning
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to increase in quantity, or to add more of something so it increases in quantity:
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He made some tongue-in-cheek comment about being very busy cleaning his house. start learning
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If you say something tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious:
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Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine. start learning
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a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble:
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Beneath the smooth surface of political life, there are powerful and dangerous undercurrents. start learning
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a hidden emotion or belief that is usually negative or harmful and has an indirect effect:
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he plunged his hands into his pockets start learning
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plunge [JUMP OR DIVE INTO WATER] our daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea start learning
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an act of jumping or diving into water.
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rind [THE HARD OUTER LAYER] lemon/orange rind bacon/cheese rind start learning
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the hard outer layer or covering of particular fruits and foods:
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straighten sth up [MAKE PLACE TIDY] Mark and I managed to straighten up the house before our parents got home. start learning
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Indonesia is/lies on the equator. start learning
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an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole:
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promontory [CYPEL] (also headland) start learning
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a narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea
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groggy [WEAK AND UNABLE TO THINK] I felt a little bit groggy for a couple of days after the operation. start learning
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weak and unable to think clearly or walk correctly, usually because of tiredness or illness:
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kiln [PIEC DO WYPALANIA CEGLY] start learning
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a type of large oven used for making bricks and clay objects hard after they have been shaped
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perjury [CRIME OF TELLING LIES IN COURT] It is thought that he encouraged potential witnesses to commit perjury by lying under oath. start learning
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the crime of telling lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth:
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something that is used for pointing at things, such as a long, thin stick that you hold to direct attention to a place on a map or words on a board, or a cursor
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pointer [PIECE OF ADVICE OF INFORMATION] This booklet gives some useful pointers on what to expect when you arrive. start learning
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a helpful piece of advice or information:
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pointer [SHOWS SITUATION] The performance of the car industry is a (good) pointer to the general economic health of the country. start learning
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something that shows you an existing or developing situation:
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a dog of a breed that on scenting game stands rigid looking toward it.
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restitution [RETURN OF STOLEN OR LOST OBJECTS] They are demanding the restitution of ancient treasures that were removed from the country in the 16th century. start learning
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the return of objects that were stolen or lost:
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restitution [PAYMENT FOR DAMAGE OR LOSS] The insurance company has a responsibility to make full restitution to the policyholders for their loss. start learning
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payment made for damage or loss:
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Transportation was transformed by the advent of the internal combustion engine. start learning
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the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.
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he/she/it hath (= he/she/it has) start learning
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in the past, the third person singular form of the present tense of "have":
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The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder. start learning
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a large number of people or things:
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the multitude [LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE] He stepped out onto the balcony to address the multitude below. start learning
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the multitude [ORDINARY PEOPLE] start learning
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the ordinary people who form the largest group in a society
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appropriation [TAKING WITHOUT PERSMISSION] The author objected to the appropriation of his story by an amateur filmmaker. start learning
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the act of taking something for your own use, usually without permission:
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appropriation - usually disapproving The photograph of a blond, blue-eyed woman in a traditional Mexican huipil has drawn the ire of some who see it as an example of cultural appropriation. start learning
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the act of taking something such as an idea, custom, or style from a group or culture that you are not a member of and using it yourself:
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appropriation [AMOUNT OF MONEY] The city council approved an appropriation of $10,000 to plant trees. start learning
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an amount of money kept separate to use for a particular purpose, esp. by a government:
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to cap it all off US (UK to cap it all) It's been a terrible week and now, to cap it all off, I have a cold. start learning
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used when you mention something in addition to all the other (bad) things that have happened:
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a peace offering a sacrificial offering start learning
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something that you give or offer to someone: something that a person gives, often during a religious ceremony
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offering [OFFERED FOR SALE] Honda has just unveiled its latest offering. start learning
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a product or service that is offered for sale:
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There's no need to get so het up about a few dirty dishes in the sink! start learning
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worried or angry and not calm:
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talk that is confusing and intended to deceive
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