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an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something uncertain, or the agreement that you make to take this risk: 1. She put a cash wager of £50 on the race. 2. He tried to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs, for a wager. 3. In this case, the wager seems to have paid off.
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After the tumble, it turned out that he has a broken rib.
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słabnąć, chwiać się, wahać się start learning
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to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop: His courage will never falter. A man was faltering on the road and we almost knocked him down
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an occasion when an activity is done in an extreme way, especially eating, drinking, or spending money: 1. a drinking/eating/spending binge 2. He went on a five day drinking binge.
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wzmacniać (czyjąś pozycję), podtrzymywać (rozwój czegoś), popierać (coś dowodami) start learning
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Provide trade and industry data to underpin the development of national economic policies
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the act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something Despite the exhortations of the union leaders the workers voted to strike.
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martwy sezon, zastój (np. w handlu) start learning
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showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way: 1. Business is always slack at this time of year. 2. The job is taking a long time because the workmen are so slack.
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słabnąć, zanikać, zmniejszać start learning
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to become weaker in strength or influence: Synonyms decline (GO DOWN) decrease, diminish 1. By the late 80s, interest in the subject among the general public was waning. 2. There are signs that support for the group is on the wane.
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self-satisfied Both the press and the public here are far more complacent.
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1. to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this: 2. to feel a strong emotion, or strong wish to do something: 1. The water pipe burst during the winter. I2. f I eat any more cake I'll burst. 3. Tom was bursting to tell everyone the news.
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pokaźny, dostatecznie duży, sowity start learning
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more than enough: 1. He gave me ample time to respond. 2. There's ample evidence that the lawyer knew exactly what she was doing. 3. They had ample warning of the factory closure.
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not having interest or losing interest because you have experienced something too many times: 1. People can be very jaded, and they like something that's new. 2. Business travel is exciting at first, but you soon become jaded.
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to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her: 1. They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder. 2. She clung to the handrail as she walked down the slippery steps.
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funeral/marriage/fertility rites You have to go through an initiation rite before you become a full member.
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The protesters scattered at the sound of gunshots. The soldiers came in and scattered the crowd.
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existing in a particular place or at a particular time:
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to get control or influence to be common among a group of people or area at a particular time: I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end.
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If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law 1. Education is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 16. 2. The law made wearing seat belts in cars compulsory.
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(FAIR TREATMENT) the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable: 1. He had a real sense of fairness and hated injustice. 2. The ban on media reporting has made some people question the fairness of the election
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a situation in which two groups agree to help each other by behaving in the same way or by giving each other similar advantages: We offer to all our trading partners a commitment to reciprocity and fairness.
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having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally The movie’s ending is ambiguous.
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1. to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing. 2. a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control 1. Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action. 2. She felt an overwhelming urge to tell someone about what had happened.
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He had been an obscure writer until he died
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underscore, underline, highlight There are some key points I would like to underscore.
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The results surpassed all our expectations.
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pandemic has chased us out of our offices
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to be or become annoyed or lose patience because of rules or limits We have been chafing under petty regulations for too long.
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A pale light or colour is not bright or strong: Her face paled with fright.
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delineate, chart, outline 1. to give a description of the main points He outlined his project. The constitution carefully delineates the duties of the treasurer’s office. The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall.
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1. to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people 2. to increase your courage or strength, especially with an effort 1. On 20 July, the town council was summoned to hear an emergency report on its finances. 2. It took me six months to summon (up) the courage to ask him out for a drink.
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(MONEY) an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial: Because of a previous conviction, the judge refused to grant bail
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They had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a prior engagement (= something already planned for that time).
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Human-like robots are a classic trope of science fiction.
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If you are heading for a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour: They're heading for disaster if they're not careful. The country is heading for recession.
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strained diplomatic relation
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to force someone officially to stay in a place A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.
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a way of connecting two places There is growth in sales to Hong Kong, the conduit for Taiwan's exports to China
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in a way that is extremely great in ability, amount, or strength: He was a prodigiously gifted artist.
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