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to talk about a problem (Pr)
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Many people get caught/trapped in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain start learning
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a continuing unpleasant situation
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Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature. I tried to gauge (= guess) the weight of the box. start learning
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to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device
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Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her. start learning
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very ordinary and therefore not interesting
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Some of the younger property developers are real wide boys. start learning
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a man who is dishonest or who deceives people in the way he does business
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In the 1920s, short hair for women became the vogue. The postwar vogue for tearing down buildings virtually destroyed the city's architecture. "Community" is one of the vogue words of the new government. start learning
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a fashion or general liking, especially one that is temporary
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The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country. start learning
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to guess something, without having much or any proof
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He visits his mother religiously every week start learning
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If you do something *, you do it regularly
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They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship. start learning
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Hamilton is celebrating back-to-back victories in the German and British Grands Prix. start learning
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happening one after another, without interruption
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The central character of the play is a flaky neurotic. dry, flaky skin start learning
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behaving in a way that is strange, not responsible or not expected; coming off easily in small, flat, thin pieces
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likely to change often (Pr)
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Their ideas sound fine in principle, but they haven't worked out the economics behind the policies. She's in her third year of studying economics at York University. start learning
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the way in which trade, industry, or money is organized, or the study of this
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