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too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them

Example: He is so nosy! he is always trying to listen to our personal conversations.

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an unpleasant person, especially a woman who has sex with a lot of different people

Example: Yesterday, Rufina had been arguing with her boyfriend because she realized he was cheating on her with her cousin, who she called "skank"

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to (cause to) move into a sloping position

Example: If she tilts her head on that armchair, she will hurt her neck.

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a player in American football who tries to stop players from the other team from moving the ball along the field

Example: Isn't he the linebacker of the foxes?, what happened to him?

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to fall because you hit your foot on something, or to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of the other person's foot

Example: I'm terribly sorry I didn't mean to trip you up

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to push someone or something forcefully

Example: The cop shoved me onto the ground and made me spit blood

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To shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in this way

Example: Tomorrow, you will have delved into what is her secret.Therefore, when you have seen the flash light you will know that it is the moment.

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A small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it

Example: He is getting sick for that spicy food and has developed some spots on his skin,that he can't stand it no longer .

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A rubber ring, usually filled with air, that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle, or other vehicle.

Example: The car wouldn't have crashed, if my uncle hadn't punctured all the tires.

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to take hold of something suddenly and roughly

Example: The pilot was not aware that there was an airplane wing had been snatched at the moment of the collision with the mountain.

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a tube-shaped cloth bag with a circular bottom and a thick string at the top that is used to close it and carry it

Example: Tomorrow we will be visiting the new world "Africa" so we need a big duffel to pack eveything.

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A statement that you strongly believe is true

Example: I certainly don't agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women.

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_{To throw something carelessly}

Example: Did you catch a glimpse of her? She tossed the keys into her bag and went out.

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Used when something is said to be true but has not been proved

Example: We have been arrested for allegedly stealing a car.

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A statement that criticizes someone or something strongly for being bad or wrong

Example: You heared that, the charges on the indictment include murder and attempted murder, This is shocking!

['mˈɛnɪsɪŋ']

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A dangerous quality that makes you think someone is going to do something bad

Example: That elder woman thought that I am a thug because she thinks that black people are menacing and dangerous.

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A lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair

Example: Richard wouldn't have opposed to that disparity if the salaries hadn't increased between teachers and other employees.

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To close a business or a organization

Example: Have you ever heard about dawg company?

Well, I didn't know that existed a business called like this, the thing is the dawg company have wound up its doors.

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To operate in a less successful way than other things of the same type

Example: The company has underperformed for a long time.

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a change or changes made to the words of a text

Example: Maris has made a few last-minute amendments to the article.

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A crime considered to be one of the less serious types of crime

Example: Another statute provides that it is a misdemeanor "to receive coins believing them to be gold" without declaring them to the government.

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An uneventful time or situation is one in which nothing interesting or surprising happens.

Example: She was intubated twenty-four hours after surgery and, except for a wound infection, made an uneventful recovery

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To tell someone that something unpleasant is going to happen

Example: He was forewarned of coming here because someone told him, it was going to happen an atrocious accident.

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To walk in a slow and relaxed way, often in no particular direction.

Example: He sauntered by, looking very pleased with himself.

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to appear or happen, especially suddenly or unexpectedly:

Example: She's one of those movie stars who pops up everywhere, on TV, in magazines, on Broadway.

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Active, forceful, and full of determination

Example: He launched a feisty attack on the government

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A hole that you can look through

Example: In a later remodeling of the altar, the serpents were completely covered by stucco, except for the eyeholes

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The landing of an aircraft or of some types of spacecraft

Example: One of the plane's tyres burst on touchdown

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Done or said without earlier planning or preparation

Example: Waving a filthy fan, he swaggers his way into the middle of the arena, and delivers some impromptu verses

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A hairstyle in which the hair hangs in long thick twisted pieces

Example: The 39-year-old photographer has been wearing his hair in dreadlocks since 2019.

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A device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine

Example: Does your car have five or six gears?

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Clothes, especially of a particular or formal type

Example: I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding

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An offensive word for a white person who is considered to be poor and uneducated, especially one living in the countryside in the southern US, who has prejudiced (= unfair and unreasonable) beliefs.

Example: He decided to dress up as a Redneck to present people that we live in an egalitarian society.

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In a way that is very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing.

Example: It was blatantly obvious that she was telling a lie to the dean and the teachers.

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A foolish, annoying person

Example: You stupid jerk! You've just spilled beer all down my new shirt

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to hear what other people are saying without intending to and without their knowledge

Example: Yesterday, my mom was overhearing a very funny conversation on the bus

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to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else

Example: if I wouldn't have glossed over my mom's wise advice, I hadn't wasted my time.

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A thin piece of skin inside the ear that moves backwards and forwards very quickly when sound waves reach it, allowing you to hear sounds

Example: My eardrums have been hurting due to the neighbour's loud music. It is unbearable !

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To harm someone's reputation by criticizing them

Example: Today I overheard a employer who refered to me by a racial slur

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The state of being extremely tired

Example: She had been recovering from the utter exhaustion of such a long and difficult labour

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(of a person) large and strong

Example: Two burly men pushed the car to the side of the road

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to go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain that he, she, or it leaves or arrives safely

Example:

She was escorted out because she wouldn't stop wailing at the hospital

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To move or progress slowly or with difficulty:

Example: The lorry crawled noisily up the hill.

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A thick piece of material used for protecting your hands when removing hot dishes or pans from the cooker

Example: From now on, I am going to learn how to cook, and that's why I need to buy two potholders to grip the hot pots.

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To kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe

Example: The Customer almost smothered with the food for not chewing properly

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To (cause something to) make a short ringing sound like pieces of glass or metal knocking lightly together

Example: We all clinked our glasses together and drank to a happy new year

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To remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something, especially using a sharp edge or something rough

Example: The botanists have been scraping away the dead leaves to reveal the new plant

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To eat or drink something quickly

Example: Morel picks up his glass and gulps down the rest of his tea

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Produced in the past, and typical of the period in which it was made

Example: That clock is vintage and worth more money than my mom's ever had in her bank account.

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​To turn onto the other side or into a position in which the top is where the bottom normally is

Example: He carefully removes the clock and flips it over

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(of a package or envelope) having a postage stamp on it

Example: The inside of the band is stamped with the letter S

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Used for describing a shirt whose collar can be fastened by its ends to the shirt using small buttons, or for describing a collar like this

Example: He wore a button-down shirt and trousers

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A piece of clothing that covers both the upper body and the legs

Example: Her female relatives likes to go to shopping in jumpsuits because it is stylish for them

{kwɪknəs}

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he quality of being fast, especially at thinking

Example: The police officer's quickness to pull the trigger was outstanding.

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A legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court

Example: The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the evidence they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy.