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My parents pushed me into going to college. empezar lección
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make somebody do something, to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard
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part-time job work part-time. empezar lección
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for only a part of the normal working day or week / full-time
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someone whose job is to write or check financial records
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"Something has to change/be done--now" is often used in connection with social justice, ecology, or peace initiatives to describe situations that have become intolerable and are at a breaking point/flashpoint. empezar lección
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the present situation could not continue. Something had to change, and often with negative results. The general meaning here is that Rob Sinclair will no longer perform his duties as accountant in full-time-
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The new manager succeeded in putting the business back on an even keel empezar lección
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continuing in a steady way- regular and well-balanced and not likely to change suddenly
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She liked the fast pace of life in the city.> <We moved to a small town, seeking a slower pace of life empezar lección
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the speed at which something happens, or at which someone moves, works etc. used to refer to the speed at which changes and events occur
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"the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere" synonyms: increase, growth, expansion, spread, enlargement, escalation, development, accumulation, proliferation, multiplication, snowballing, mushrooming empezar lección
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a gradual accumulation or increase, typically of something negative that leads to a problem.
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You've spent a heck of a lot of money on that thing. empezar lección
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a large amount of something. The mild expression 'heck' usually replaces the word 'hell'.
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Their approach to sports teaching broke the mould. empezar lección
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scale something back/down "manufacturing capacity has been scaled down" synonyms: reduce, cut down, cut back, cut, make cutbacks in, decrease, lessen, lower, trim, slim down, prune, curtail empezar lección
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to reduce the size or effectiveness of something. decrease
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With two young boys, he and his wife realised something had to give. empezar lección
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have to change to remove the pressure
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It seemed to make sense for me to take the lead in moving down to working part-time. empezar lección
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He has to do with less money, empezar lección
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but for Rob, life's now on a more even keel. empezar lección
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less troubled and more balanced
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He could have retired two years ago and put his feet up. Instead he's choosing to stay busy. empezar lección
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It's never easy but these men are breaking the mould. empezar lección
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end a restrictive practice
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