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he´s drooling over her

A

/druːl/
she drools during the night

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time out

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a short period of time when a child has to sit quietly alone as a punishment for bad behaviour

  • Hitting people is unacceptable. I’m giving you a time out
  • The coach called a timeout to discuss strategy.

time for rest or recreation away from one’s usual work or studies.
- she is taking time out from her hectic tour
- i know i should take a time out but it would be a waste of time

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behalf

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/bɪˈhæf/
on behalf of someone (US also in behalf of sb); (on someone’s behalf); (US also in someone’s behalf)
representing:
- On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.
- Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award on his behalf.

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4
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sounds more like bullying than teasing

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/tiːz/

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each question counts as two points

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