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to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do so start learning
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to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything: start learning
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I've been running round in circles trying to get all the reports finished before the meeting.
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If two people ... they accept that they have different opinions about something and stop trying to persuade each other that they are right. start learning
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to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either: start learning
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give sb the benefit of the doubt I didn't know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem: start learning
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There's no way round this problem.
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to go as a group into a public building and refuse to leave or to allow normal activities to continue there until a situation that you are complaining about is changed start learning
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Students staged a sit-in in the university offices as part of their protest campaign.
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to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated: start learning
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Local residents have forced the local council to back down from/on its plans to build a nightclub on their street.
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something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing: start learning
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Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback.
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It was quite a letdown when Joyce only got a grade of C on the final exam.
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the rate or act of taking something in/the rate or act of accepting something: start learning
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There is a 90 percent uptake of vaccination in this country. Plants in their growth stage exhibit an increased uptake of nutrients.
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an act of taking in something, especially breath: start learning
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I heard a sharp intake of breath behind me.
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In all likelihood everything will go to plan.
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The results of the election are of concern to us all.
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to finish or destroy something: start learning
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A knee injury has put paid to her chances of getting into the final.
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It remains to be seen who will win.
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the likely future situation: start learning
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The outlook for the economy is bleak. The outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.
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an increase in number or amount: start learning
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They’re concerned about the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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(an amount that is) more than is needed: start learning
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The government has authorized the army to sell its surplus weapons.
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a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together start learning
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Sparks were flying out of the bonfire and blowing everywhere. That small incident was the spark that set off the street riots.
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to exist only in small numbers or amounts: start learning
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Traditional bookshops are thin on the ground these days.
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a structure where bees live, either built by people or made by the bees themselves: start learning
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Bees naturally attack anything entering their hives.
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a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics/a close similarity between two things: start learning
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She seems to have a natural affinity for/with water. There are several close affinities between the two paintings.
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to be the right type of person for a particular job or activity (PV) start learning
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He’s just not cut out for politics.
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interesting and exciting arguments: start learning
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She enjoys the cut and thrust of party politics.
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learned or succeeded in, and now a part of your experience: start learning
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Now that you’ve got the required courses under your belt, you can take some electives.
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anything that can be used to your advantage: start learning
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I might as well learn another language, it's all grist to the mill when it comes to getting a job.
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to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary [formal] start learning
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Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.
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to use a small device attached to a phone in order to listen secretly to what people are saying: start learning
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He suspected that his phone had been tapped.
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coming or likely to happen very soon: start learning
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I told him at/from the outset I wasn't interested.
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treating everyone fairly and equally: start learning
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Several broadcasters have been criticized for failing to give even-handed treatment to all the parties during the election campaign.
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boring and making you feel unhappy: start learning
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She had spent another dreary day in the office.
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almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry: start learning
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Where on earth have you been? We've been frantic with worry.
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continuing in a severe or extreme way: start learning
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the relentless pursuit of wealth and power
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