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a feeling of being very embarrassed
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mortification
rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces
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coarse
to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something
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preclude (from)
the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations
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vernacular
a small dish or container, sometimes decorative, in which people can leave cigarette ash and cigarette butts
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ashtray
the feeling or quality of being grateful
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gratitude
to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected
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pull sth off
to agree to demands that you originally opposed because you have become tired or frightened
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cave in
to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting
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lure
to make the sound of an engine or motor, or to move making this sound
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chug
nervous and worried, especially because you are frightened or guilty
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jumpy
believing things that are not true
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delusional
understood without being expressed directly
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tacit
a continuous sound that tells you that a phone is connected to the phone system and is ready to be used
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dialling tone
(of speech or writing) expressing an idea cleverly in a few words
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pithy
in a way that is careful and uses a lot of effort
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diligently
the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort
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diligence
the way in which things are organized or arranged
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set-up
to fill an amount of space or time
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take sth up
to start doing a particular job or activity
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take up (doing)

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