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bland

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lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting

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to be strapped [for]

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not having enough money

  • ‘I’d love to come to Hawaii with you, but I’m a little strapped (for cash).’
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trite

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expressed too often to be interesting or seem sincere

= oklepany

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ruthless

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having or showing no pity or compassion for others

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to whack

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to strike forcefully with a sharp blow

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to peek

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to look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen

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an acclaim

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public approval and praise

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feeble

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weak and without energy, strength, or power

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to pander [to sb/sth]

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to please other people by doing or saying what you think they want you to do or say

  • ‘She accused the other candidate of pandering to radical environmental groups.’
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blatant

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very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing

  • ‘a blatant lie’
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a splinter

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a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece

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horrendous

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extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible

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to dwell

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to live in a place or in a particular way

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a doofus

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a stupid person

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to get miffed

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to become angry, agitated, or irritated

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to cringe

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to feel very embarrassed

  • ‘I cringed at the sight of my dad dancing.’
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virtually

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almost

  • ‘Their twins are virtually identical.’
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to neglect

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to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility

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a funnel

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a tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening

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a scab

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a crust that forms over a healing wound

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a pervert

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a person whose sexual behaviour is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable

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to reiterate

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to say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity

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a suburb

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an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one

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to pester

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to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly

  • ‘At the frontier, there were people pestering tourists for cigarettes, food, or alcohol.’
  • ‘John has been pestering her to go out with him all month.’
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to bug (slang)

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to annoy or worry someone

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26
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penile

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relating to the penis

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27
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fatigue

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extreme tiredness

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to fatigue

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to make someone extremely tired

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29
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an obstipation

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severe or complete constipation

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a bummer

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a disappointing or unpleasant situation or experience

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a blunder

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a stupid or careless mistake

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32
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to validate

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to prove that something is correct

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to blunder

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to make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily

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dire

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very serious or extreme

  • ‘These people are in dire need of help.’
  • ‘This decision will have dire consequences for local people.’
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35
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to wipe out

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  1. to completely deplete or use up
  2. to rub off, erase
  3. to make someone extremely tired
  • ‘The early-morning meetings really wipe me out.’
  • If you wipe out your grandmother’s entire batch of brownies, it means that you eat every single last one of them.
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to permeate

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spread throughout something

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uplifting

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morally or spiritually elevating; inspiring happiness or hope

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38
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dissolve

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to become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution

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38
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a brunch

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a meal eaten in the late morning that is a combination of breakfast and lunch

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to itch to do something

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to want to do something very much and as soon as possible

  • ‘He was itching to hear the results.’
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to pry [into]

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to try to find out private facts about a person

42
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a valve

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a device that opens and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases

43
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a vow

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a serious promise or decision

  • ‘She took/made a vow never to lend money to anyone again.’
44
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to vow

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to make a determined decision or promise to do something

44
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a vowel

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a speech sound in which the air is not blocked, so there is no friction

45
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a consonant

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a speech sound in which the air is at least partly blocked

46
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marital

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relating to marriage

47
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a contraction

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a short form of a word or combination of words that is often used instead of the full form in spoken English

  • ‘“Won’t” is a contraction of “will not”.’
48
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a bum

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someone who has no home or job and lives by asking other people for money

49
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to mumble

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to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand

50
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stuck-up

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too proud and considering yourself to be very important

51
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a wannabe

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a person who wants to be like someone else, esp. someone famous, or who wants to be thought of as famous

52
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to get axed

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  1. to get fired

2. to get taken off from TV

53
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to slit

slit - slit

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to make a long, straight, narrow cut in something

54
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to stab

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to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife

55
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forevermore

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forever

  • ‘A hero will be praised forevermore for his great deeds.’
56
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an upheaval

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a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble

  • ‘I’m not sure it’s worth the upheaval of moving to gain just a little more space.’
57
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a plain

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a large area of flat land

58
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fierce

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ferocious and forceful, like a lion

60
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a daffodil

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a yellow, bell-shaped flower with a long stem that is commonly seen in the spring

61
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compulsory

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required by law or a rule; obligatory

62
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tremendous

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very great in amount, scale, or intensity

63
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cat got your tongue?

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used to compel someone to speak, say something, or give a response when they are (unusually) quiet
= why are you not saying anything?

64
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laid-back

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relaxed and easy-going

65
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to dot your i’s

to cross your t’s

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to do something very carefully and in a lot of detail

66
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quaint [kweynt]

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attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned

67
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gauche

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unsophisticated and socially awkward

68
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a cue

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a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance

68
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to embody

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to represent a quality or an idea exactly

  • ‘She embodied good sportsmanship on the playing field.’
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tawdry

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looking bright and attractive but in fact cheap and of low quality

  • ‘tawdry jewellery’
70
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to outdo

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to be, or do something, better than someone else

71
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a self-starter

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a person who is able to work effectively without regularly needing to be told what to do

72
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a blueprint

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an early plan or design that explains how something might be achieved

  • ‘their blueprint for economic reform’
73
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disdainful

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showing contempt or lack of respect

74
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warts and all

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including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive
= truthful

75
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exempt

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free from an obligation or liability imposed on others

76
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to whitewash

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to make something bad seem acceptable by hiding the truth

77
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a disdain

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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; a contempt

78
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a rite

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a ritual, ceremony

79
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a eulogy

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a formal speech that praises a person who has died

80
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nigh

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  1. near
    - ‘The time is nigh (= it is nearly time) for us to make a decision.’
  2. almost
    - ‘She must have written nigh on (= nearly but not quite) 50 books.’
81
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limbo

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  1. an uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
  2. an imaginary place for lost or forgotten things
82
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to writhe [around/about]

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to make large twisting movements with the body (like in agony)

83
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depravity

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Depravity goes beyond mere bad behavior — it is a total lack of morals, values, and even regard for other living things, like the depravity of a serial killer.

= moral corruption, wickedness

84
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to suffice

A

starczyć

85
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a disinterment

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the act of digging something out of the ground where it has been buried

86
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to wail

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to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness

87
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to suffice

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to be enough

88
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a hatchet

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a small axe

89
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to fleet

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to move or pass quickly and rapidly (time)

  • ‘To most, life is fleeting; to me, it is quagmire.’
90
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to cling

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to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her

  • ‘I cling to life by the thinnest thread.’
91
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orderly

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well arranged or organized

  • ‘She put the letters in three orderly piles.’
92
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a portent

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a sign of something about to happen

93
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to salvage

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to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood

94
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wondrous

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inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvellous.

  • ‘this wondrous city’
95
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to squirm

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to wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort

96
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an outlier

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a person, thing, or fact that is very different from other people, things, or facts, so that it cannot be used to draw general conclusions

  • ‘People who live past 100 are genetic outliers, whose longevity is unreachable for most of us.’
97
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to dish on someone

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to gossip about someone

98
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to spew

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To spew is to forcefully expel something, the way a volcano spews hot lava when it erupts, or the way you might spew soda from your mouth if your friend makes you laugh right after you take a big gulp.

  • ‘Ah yes, I remember spewing idle words.’
99
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an eatery

A

a restaurant

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