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it is wet or smooth so that it slides easily or causes something to slide empezar lección
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The road was wet and slippery
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a dangerous type of ice that forms on roads and that is so thin that it cannot be seen by a driver empezar lección
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having or showing prejudice, not impartial empezar lección
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A lot of people think that most newspapers are biased towards one particular political party
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to use people for your own advantage empezar lección
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a tool used for cutting wood empezar lección
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Julian used an axe to chop down the old apple tree
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to have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept and that is the reason why you do something empezar lección
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Environmentalists have no political axe to grind - they just want to save the planet
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a strong personal interest in something because you could get an advantage from it empezar lección
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to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong empezar lección
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I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him
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something that is partly responsible for a development or phenomenon empezar lección
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Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor
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two things that are very different from each othe empezar lección
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that is the reason or explanation for empezar lección
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religious leaders, especially Christian priests empezar lección
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We were surprised when he announced he wanted to join the clergy
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someone who pretends in a discussion to be against an idea or plan that a lot of people support, in order to make people discuss and consider it in more detail empezar lección
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I don't really believe all that - I was just playing devil's advocate
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to say what you think about something very directly empezar lección
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He's certainly not afraid to speak his mind
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to delay making a decision empezar lección
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You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have to decide whose side you're on
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to avoid talking about what is important empezar lección
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