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A ... person stays close to and depends on a person who is taking care of them start learning		clingy
a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people start learning		excursion (to)
to meet another person in order to do something together start learning		meet up
a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place start learning		effigy
a large group of people start learning		horde (hordes of)
to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people start learning		summon
a large area or room, for example inside a shopping centre, where there are small restaurants selling many different types of food that you can eat at tables in the middle of the area start learning		food court
cruel, violent, or unfair treatment of someone start learning		(child, physical, sexual) abuse
an underground prison, especially in a castle start learning		dungeon
to talk for a long time about things that are not important start learning		chatter
conversation or reports about other people's private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true start learning		(idle, juicy) gossip
helicopter start learning		chopper
the position of being the best start learning		supremacy
a place where a single helicopter can take off and land start learning		helipad
a company that makes beer or a place where beer is made start learning		brewery
a sweet or pleasant smell start learning		fragrance
a liquid that people put on their bodies to make themselves smell pleasant start learning		fragrance
to return to doing, using, being, or referring to something, usually something bad or less satisfactory start learning		revert to sth (doing sth)
the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave start learning		captivity
to land an aircraft in water in an emergency start learning		ditch
the moment when an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly start learning		take-off
a shocking, morally unacceptable, and usually violent action start learning		outrage
a feeling of anger and shock start learning		outrage
a small, brown animal, similar to a frog, that has big eyes and long back legs for swimming and jumping start learning		toad
an extremely unpleasant man, especially one who is not very physically attractive start learning		toad
a special thin stick waved by a person who is performing magic tricks start learning		wand
morally wrong and bad start learning		wicked
excellent start learning		wicked
for a very short time start learning		momentarily
very soon start learning		momentarily
a brush with a long handle and bristles (= short, stiff hairs or pieces of plastic), used for cleaning the floor or the ground start learning		broom
in stories, a man who has magical powers and who uses them to harm other people start learning		sorcerer
to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country start learning		expel
a rude word for a silly or annoying person start learning		bugger
a person or animal, especially a young one that you like very much start learning		bugger
to have sex by putting the penis in another person's anus start learning		bugger
to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound start learning		to swish
a man who behaves or appears in a way that is generally considered more suited to a woman, and who does not have traditional male qualities start learning		swish
a quick movement through the air, making a soft sound start learning		swish
to move or hit something with a short sudden movement start learning		flick (sth from/off sth)
fashionable or expensive start learning		swish = swanky
to hit someone so that they become unconscious start learning		knock sb out
to walk slowly and with difficulty because of having an injured or painful leg or foot start learning		limp
to kill in a violent way start learning		slay
a winning position in chess in which you have put the other player's king under a direct attack from which it cannot escape start learning		checkmate
(of an aircraft) to move slowly on the ground start learning		taxi
the landing of an aircraft or of some types of spacecraft start learning		touchdown
to move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do start learning		roam
to remove something, especially clothes start learning		take sth off
to eat something by taking a lot of small bites; to bite something gently and repeatedly start learning		nibble
continuously since that time start learning		ever since
connected with what is happening or being discussed start learning		relevant
any day of the week except Sunday and Saturday start learning		weekday
until now start learning		so far
to leave a train, bus, or aircraft start learning		get off (sth; on)
to leave a closed vehicle, building, etc. start learning		get out (in)
very often start learning		forever
sometimes but not often start learning		every so often
usually start learning		more often than not
used to describe an action that is done in a relaxed way, without hurrying start learning		leisurely
(of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right start learning		tentative
to be very difficult or impossible to change start learning		set in stone

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