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Many young children crave attention. start learning
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to have a very strong feeling of wanting something
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I'm a little wary of/about giving people my address when I don't know them very well. start learning
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not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
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He paced the hallway looking edgy and impatient. start learning
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Many of Hitchcock's films are real cliffhangers. start learning
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a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens
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We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train. start learning
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to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly
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If two or more things coalesce, they come or grow together to form one thing or system.
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She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven. start learning
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giving all your attention to something
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Dissolve two spoons of powder in warm water. start learning
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(of a solid) to be absorbed by a liquid, especially when mixed, or (of a liquid) to absorb a solid
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Parliament has been dissolved. start learning
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to end an official organization or a legal arrangement
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Their resolute opposition to new working methods was difficult to overcome. start learning
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determined in character, action, or ideas
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an entertaining film with little artistic merit start learning
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the quality of being good and deserving praise
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There are many ways of tackling this problem. start learning
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to try to deal with something or someone
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I gave her very explicit directions how to get here. start learning
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He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government. start learning
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suggested but not communicated directly
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an apt comment/description start learning
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suitable or right for a particular situation
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It was not angry bloggers that rendered the website inaccessible, but sheer technological ineptitude. start learning
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the fact of not being skilled or effective
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There was another flare-up of rioting later that day. start learning
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a situation in which something such as violence, pain, or anger suddenly starts or gets much worse
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The lights of the village were glimmering in the distance. start learning
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to shine with a weak light or a light that is not continuous
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The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity. start learning
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the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected
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a heap of clothes/rubbish start learning
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an untidy pile or mass of things
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He took over from the previous headmaster in February. start learning
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to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before
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Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope. start learning
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not having something or feeling great loss
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a temporary fence, usually made of boards, put around an area, especially one where people are building
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