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Angela looked wan and tired. empezar lección
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Their attempts to speak to him were frustrated by the guards. empezar lección
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FOIL, THWART, ANNOY TO PREVENT SB'S PLANS
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The rise in unemployment is symptomatic of a general decline in the economy. empezar lección
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INDICATIVE, SHOWING AND PROVING
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That's absolute rubbish - he interjected. empezar lección
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He lay, inert, in his bed. empezar lección
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WITHOUT POWER TO MOVE, NOT MOVING
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Four salient points emerged from our study. empezar lección
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He was in imminent danger of dying. empezar lección
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LIKELY TO HAPPEN, THREATENING
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His novel is not for the squeamish. empezar lección
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EASILY SHOCKED, OVER SENSITIVE
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Take your mind off it by engrossing yourself in a good book. empezar lección
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ABSORBED, BE INTERESTED VERY MUCH THAT YOU DON'T NOTICE ANYTHING ELSE
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He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. empezar lección
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A bloody-mouthed mastiff tied by a chain to a lintel of a door, snarled and barked. empezar lección
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A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight. empezar lección
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Yet the reading appeared to bring Emilia a kind of a doleful peace. empezar lección
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She managed to get an interview with that elusive man. empezar lección
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DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE, HARD TO GRASP
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Their glances only drove him to greater histrionics. empezar lección
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VERY LOUD, EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOUR, INTENDED TO GET SYMPATHY AND ATTENTION, DISPLAY OF EMOTIONS
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He recoils from everything in life that demands hard work. empezar lección
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We hope that the military regime will desist from it's acts of violence. empezar lección
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She had a premonition that she would die in a plane crash. empezar lección
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FOREWARNING, A STRANGE FEELING THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN
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He spent hours perusing the catalog. empezar lección
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Predictions of inclement weather proved to be wrong. empezar lección
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