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regular (a./n.)

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  1. happening every hour, every week, every month etc, usually with the same amount of time in between
  2. happening or doing something very often
  3. with the same amount of space between each thing and the next
  4. ordinary, without any special feature or qualities
  5. someone who often goes to the same bar, restaurant etc or who takes part in an activity very often informal
  6. a soldier whose permanent job is in the army
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remarkably

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1.in an amount or to a degree that is unusual or surprising

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rate (n./v.)

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1.a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale

  1. to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value or standard
  2. if you rate someone or something, you think they are very good
  3. to deserve something
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relief

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  1. a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying or painful has ended or has not happened
  2. when something reduces someone’s pain or unhappy feelings
  3. money, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry
  4. a person or group of people that replaces another one and does their work after they have finished
  5. 浮雕
  6. the act of freeing a town when it has been surrounded by an enemy
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restless

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1.unwilling to keep still or stay where you are, especially because you are nervous or bored

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reverse (v./n./a.)

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  1. to change something, such as a decision, judgment or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before
  2. if a vehicle or its driver reverses, they go backwards
  3. to turn something over or around, in order to show the back of it
  4. the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned
  5. 倒车档
  6. a defeat or a problem that delays your plan
  7. the less important side or the back of an object that has two sides
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rail (n./v.)

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  1. a bar that is fastened along or around something, especially to stop you from going somewhere or from falling
  2. a bar that you use to hang things on
  3. to enclose or separate an area with rails
  4. to complain angrily about something, especially something that you think is very unfair
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row (n./v.)

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  1. a line of things or people next to each other
  2. a line of seats in a theatre or cinema
  3. used in the name of some roads
  4. a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well
  5. a situation in which people disagree strongly about important public matters
  6. a loud unpleasant noise that continues for a long time
  7. to make a boat move across water using oars
  8. to argue in an angry way
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resign (v.)

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  1. to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization
  2. to make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed
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rent (v./n.)

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  1. to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else
  2. to let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money [+out]
  3. o let someone live in a house, room etc that you own, or use your land, in return for money
  4. the money that someone pays regularly to use a room, house etc that belongs to someone else [+ of ]
  5. an amount of money that you pay to use a car, boat etc that belongs to someone else especially
  6. a large tear in something made of cloth
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review (n./v.)

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  1. a careful examination of a situation or process [+of]
  2. an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives an opinion about a new book, play, film etc [+of]
  3. the work of writing reviews for a newspaper or magazine
  4. a report on a series of events or a period of time, that mentions the most important parts [+of]
  5. an official show of the army, navy etc so that a king, president, or officer of high rank can see them
  6. to examine, consider, and judge a situation or process carefully in order to see if changes are necessary
  7. to write a short article describing and judging a new book, play, film etc
  8. to look again at something you have studied, such as notes, reports etc
  9. to examine and describe the most important parts of a series of events or period of time
  10. to officially watch a group of soldiers, ships etc at a military show
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