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Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature. start learning
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to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device
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The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year. start learning
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to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future
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These recently published figures bode ill/do not bode well for the company's future. start learning
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to be a sign of something that will happen in the future, usually something very good or bad
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She was looking a bit windswept. start learning
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having hair that is untidy because it has been blown in different directions by the wind
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Cows and sheep are herbivores. start learning
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an animal that eats only plants
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They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun. start learning
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to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage:
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Lions and tigers are carnivores. start learning
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The flood has left people and animals desperately scavenging for food./We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the dump. start learning
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to look for or get food or other objects in other people's rubbish
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a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the northern US
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The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former size in the last two years. start learning
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to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number
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He fell down and grazed his knee. start learning
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to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough
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connected with the ability to smell
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It's an artificial device that stimulates the auditory areas of the brain. start learning
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Her paintings have a very tactile quality. start learning
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related to the sense of touch
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The police said that it was thanks to the vigilance of a neighbour that the fire was discovered before it could spread. start learning
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more careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger
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keep a lookout for something/someone Keep a lookout for small objects that a baby might swallow. start learning
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to continue to watch carefully for something or someone, especially in order to avoid dange
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The airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice/warnings about lack of safety routines. start learning
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to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning
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Employers should pay heed: recent research shows that job losses cause other valued staff to walk out. start learning
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to pay attention to something and be careful about it
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Oysters are mollusks, as are snails and cuttlefish. start learning
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any animal that has a soft body, no spine, and is often covered with a shell. Many mollusks live in water
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