Corduroy Mansion 5.2

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sb who has _____ beliefs wants to make very big social or political changes
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messianic
the Prime Minister was a messianic lunatic
sb who behaves in a crazy or very stupid way
often used humorously; sb mentally ill
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lunatic
the Prime Minister was a messianic lunatic
working independently for different companies rather than being employed by one particular company
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freelance
Something was a freelance photographer
relating to or coming from the parts of a country that are not near the capital
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provincial
provincial universities
a sports event at which there are races for rowing boats or sailing boats
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regatta
someone who controls or lends large sums of money
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financier
an influential financier
a request for an artist, designer, or musician to make a piece of art or music, for which they are paid;
Pol. zlecenie
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commission
he was commissioned to photograph the event
seeming to be everywhere, sometimes used humorously
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ubiquitous
the ubiquitous blue jeans
_____ is to be wearing sth or have sth on your body and show it to people in a proud way
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be sporting sth
there was no sign of the ubiquitous blue jeans that virtually everybody else in the coffee bar was sporting
a single thin piece of thread, wire, hair etc
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strand
the single strand of pearls
_____ lighting, colours etc are less bright than usual [= gentle
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subdued
the subdued, pastel shaded blouse

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