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(verb) to like very much, to love deeply Peter ... Joanna since they met for the first time empezar lección
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Peter has adored Joanna since they met for the first time
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(adjective) the greatest, the best empezar lección
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Their last album is supreme
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(noun) something or someone large and awkward A massive ... of a man stood at the door, completely blocking the entrance empezar lección
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A massive hulk of a man stood at the door, completely blocking the entrance
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(phrasal) to be hit by someone The economy is going to ... as well empezar lección
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The economy is going to take a hit as well
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She ... him in the face once he confessed empezar lección
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She smacked him in the face once he confessed
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(adjective) extremely large The impact of this change was... empezar lección
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The impact of this change was immense
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(noun) the quality of not being noticeable or obvious in any way ... has never been one of your strong points empezar lección
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Subtlety has never been one of your strong points
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I ... the necessary passwords empezar lección
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I gained the necessary passwords
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(noun) the people who read a certain newspaper, people who regularly buy a magazine The magazine's ... was shocked by the change in its publication frequency empezar lección
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The magazine's readership was shocked by the change in its publication frequency
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(noun) one's parents, grandparents and other older and past relatives, sometimes including an entire race Though born in New York, his family was of Scottish ... and maintained many of their traditions empezar lección
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Though born in New York, his family was of Scottish stock and maintained many of their traditions
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(verb) force others to do things A boy... him into giving up the money empezar lección
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A boy bullied him into giving up the money
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(noun) the point at which a very significant change occurs, a decisive moment empezar lección
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It was a turning point in my career.
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(phrasal) all the things one needs to know in order to do a job or deal with something You learn ... of software development while working at a tech company empezar lección
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You learn the ropes of software development while working at a tech company
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(verb) to persuade somebody not to do something He tried to ... me from jumping off the cliff empezar lección
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He tried to dissuade me from jumping off the cliff
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(adjective) demanding over and over again that something should happen Despite the heavy snowstorm, Maria was ... on driving to the concert empezar lección
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Despite the heavy snowstorm, Maria was insistent on driving to the concert
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(verb) to give up an activity You should ... your job if it is so stressful. empezar lección
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You should quit your job if it is so stressful
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(verb) to feel anger at something, to feel hurt about something She ... the fact that I got a better price for the same product empezar lección
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She resented the fact that I got a better price for the same product
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(verb) to leave someone or something when you should stay with them and look after them When Jack ... his family, the police went looking for him empezar lección
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When Jack abandoned his family, the police went looking for him
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(verb) the amount of annual business The currency markets have an annual ... of USD 360 trillion empezar lección
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The currency markets have an annual turnover of USD 360 trillion
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(adverb) suggesting that somebody or something has great importance The old palace gates opened ... to welcome the arriving guests empezar lección
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The old palace gates opened grandly to welcome the arriving guests
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(adjective) describes a system or computer program to involve the user in the exchange of information This ... app helps my kids learn English empezar lección
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This interactive app helps my kids learn English
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(verb) to collect or receive the benefits of something In the autumn, there will be nothing to... empezar lección
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In the autumn, there will be nothing to harvest
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(adjective) very beautiful, very surprising The result is ... and the proof is elegant empezar lección
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The result is stunning and the proof is elegant
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(noun) a part of a film that shows a particular event or a related series of events I am the only one who knows the full... empezar lección
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I am the only one who knows the full sequence.
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(noun) a natural force pulling objects to the ground You can always count on ... to bring you down. empezar lección
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You can always count on gravity to bring you down.
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(verb) to throw away, to dispose of empezar lección
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I discarded my code changes
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My dog ... over the fence and ran away empezar lección
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My dog leaped over the fence and ran away
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(adjective) moving in small waves The morning sunlight danced across the ... surface of the mountain lake empezar lección
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The morning sunlight danced across the rippling surface of the mountain lake
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(noun) a separate piece, a section of something She cannot take part in different ... of the society all the time empezar lección
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She cannot take part in different segments of the society all the time
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(verb) to include, to contain Their team ... only professionals empezar lección
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Their team comprises only professionals
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(verb) if a film is set in a place or period of time, it happens there or at that time This film is ... in Paris in late 1980s. empezar lección
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This film is set in Paris in late 1980s.
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(verb) to send to an unhappy, inescapable end(failure, ruin, destruction etc.) This plan was ... to failure from the start empezar lección
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This plan was doomed to failure from the start
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(noun) a way of seeing things, a point of view The morning will give her a different ... on certain things empezar lección
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The morning will give her a different perspective on certain things
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(verb) to satisfy, to acomplish I hope to ... my dreams one day. empezar lección
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I hope to fulfil my dreams one day.
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(adverb) basically, essentially I ... disagree with this statement empezar lección
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I fundamentally disagree with this statement
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