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If memories, feelings, or possibilities ..., they slowly become less intense or less strong. empezar lección
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Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade.
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If someone or something ..., for example, into the background, they become hardly noticeable or very unimportant. empezar lección
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She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough.
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When light ..., it slowly becomes less bright. When a sound ..., it slowly becomes less loud. empezar lección
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The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance
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If something is ... with a particular substance, the substance is put onto or into it in order to clean it, to protect it, or to give it special properties. empezar lección
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It was many years before the city began to treat its sewage
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to digress from the point, lose concentration, etc empezar lección
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If an object... somewhere, it becomes stuck there. empezar lección
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The bullet lodged in the sergeant's leg, shattering his thigh bone.
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If a fact or feeling... in your mind or is...... there, you remember it for a long time. empezar lección
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It just lodged in my mind as a very sentimental song
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to deposit or leave for safety, storage, etc empezar lección
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If you... someone do something, you give them your permission to do it. empezar lección
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I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often.
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You use... when you are introducing something you want to say. empezar lección
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You use... when you are offering politely to do something. empezar lección
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Let me get you something to drink
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You can use... when you are praying or hoping very much that something will happen. empezar lección
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Please God, let him phone me.
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You can use... to introduce an assumption on which you are going to base a theory, calculation, or story. empezar lección
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Let x equal 5 and y equal 3.
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to feel ill will or resentment at the possession or employment of (something) by another empezar lección
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to begrudge another's fortune
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to give with ill will or reluctance empezar lección
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he begrudges them every cent
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If you do not ... something such as time or money, you do not mind giving it up. empezar lección
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I do not begrudge the money I have lost
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If you... a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing. empezar lección
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His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle
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If you... unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something. empezar lección
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Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support
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A town, country, or economy that has been... is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. empezar lección
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The camerawork makes the ravaged streets of New Orleans look exquisite
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If you ... an order for a product or for a meal, you ask for it to be sent or brought to you. empezar lección
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1. Before placing your order for a meal, study the menu 2. As your offer seems to us competitive we would like to place a trial order with your company.
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to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc) empezar lección
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If you ... something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way. empezar lección
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Buyers who do not apply within the stated period can lose their deposits
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to hit a person in the head with an object empezar lección
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The singer was beaned by a water bottle thrown by a disgruntled fan.
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A quick spritz of perfume lingers on the skin.
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If you ... someone's action, you do the same thing to them as they have just done to you. If you ... someone's feeling, you feel the same way towards them as they feel towards you. empezar lección
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Back at the station the Chief Inspector returned the call.
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If a particular factor ... the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind. empezar lección
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The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time
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To ... a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation. empezar lección
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The investigation will determine what really happened.
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If you ... something, you decide it or settle it. empezar lección
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The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future
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When people or things......, they gather together into a large crowd or group. empezar lección
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The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind.
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