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First-degree adj First degree murder Manslaughte^r sla:tr^r |
Murder of the most serious type,in which someone deliberately kills someone else.
the crime of killing sb illegally but not deliberatelyThe charge has been reduced to manslaughter |
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Premeditated pri:'mediteited adj1 Meditate ve |
a premeditated crime or attack is planned in advance and done deliberately:premeditated murder
) to think deeply, usually in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm
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Fancy n4/adj/v idea |
an idea or opinion that is not based on fact:Oh, that was just a fancy of his To seperate fact from fancy |
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Stak "steik" n6/v At stak |
at stake if something that you value very much is at stake, you will lose it if a plan or action is not successful They have to win the contract – thousands of jobs are at stake have a stake in something if you have a stake in something, you will get advantages if it is successful, and you feel that you have an important connection with it:Young people don’t feel they |
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Verdict n3. Give your verdict on sth |
someone’s opinion about something:The audience’s final verdict was encouraging.verdict onWhat’s your verdict on the movie? an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime or how a death happened:The verdict was ‘not guilty’ |
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In the event |
used to emphasize what actually happened in a situation as opposed to what you thought might happen SYN as it happened:Extra police officers were brought in, although in the event the demonstration passed off peacefully He left a letter for me to read in the event of his death |
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Bench in the law court The bench |
the position of being a judge or magistratein a court of law He was appointed to the bench last year |
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Entertain v3 Idea |
to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc. She could never entertain the idea of living in the country |
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Mandatory maende^tori adj1 |
if something is mandatory, the law says it must be done SYN compulsory, obligatory → discretionarymandatory forCrash helmets are mandatory for motorcyclists. |
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Juror d3ure^r |
A member of a jury d3uri |
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Excuse v from a duty |
to allow someone not to do something that they are supposed to doexcuse somebody from (doing) somethingCan I be excused from swimming today? I have a cold. from a place to give someone permission to leave a place:May I please be excused from the table? |
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Bureau bjurou n5 |
a government department or a part of a government department in the US the Federal Bureau of Investigation an office or organization that collects or provides information:an employment bureau |
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Open-and-shut-case |
A legal case or other matter that is easy to prove or decide because the facts are very clear |
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Entitle v2 Be entitle to do sth |
to give someone the official right to do or have something Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance be entitled something if a book, play etc is entitled something, that is its name:a documentary entitled ‘The Price of Perfection. |
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Slap Slap sn down |
slap somebody down phrasal verb British Englishto rudely tell someone that their suggestions, questions, ideas etc are stupid to hit someone with the flat part of your hand → punch:Sarah slapped Aaron across the face. |
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Dull adj7 |
not able to think quickly or understand things easily SYN stupid:If you don’t understand then you’re duller than I thought not interesting or exciting:Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.a dull movie |
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Broker brouke^r |
someone who buys and sells things such as shares in companies or foreign money for other people → stockbroker2someone who arranges sales or business agreements for other people:a real estate broker |
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Jug d3a^g d3a^g n4 |
a container with a wide curved opening at the top and a handle, used especially at meals for pouring liquids SYN pitcherAmerican English:a milk jug |
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Impression Impression of |
a picture or drawing of what someone or something might look like, or what something will look like in the future. impression ofan artist’s impression of the new building the opinion or feeling you have about someone or something because of the way they seem:When we looked around the school we got a very good impression. |
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Adversarial aedv3:rserie^l adj1 |
an adversarial system, especially in politics and the law, is one in which two sides oppose and attack each other:the adversarial nature of two-party politics |
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inquisitorial system in'kwizitoriel |
An inquisitorial system is a legal systemwhere the court or a part of the court is actively involved in investigating the facts of the case, as opposed to an adversarial systemwhere the role of the court is primarily that of an impartial referee between the prosecutionand the defense. Inquisitorial |
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Referee refe^ri |
someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport such as football, basketball, or boxing, are followed |
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Crowbar n1 |
a heavy iron bar used to lift something or force it open. |
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Customary ka^ste^me^ri adj2 |
something that is customary is normal because it is the way something is usually doneSYN usualit is customary (for somebody) to do somethingIn some cultures it is customary for the bride to wear white. |
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Kick sb around Kick around |
to treat someone badly and unfairly: I have my pride, you know. They can’t kickme around to be left in a place untidily or forgoten There’s a copy of the report kicking aroundsomewhere. |
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Slum sla^m n2 slam |
a house or an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where very poor people live:a slum area 2.bre.a very untidy place |
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Forgery fo:d3e^ri |
[countable] a document, painting, or piece of paper money that has been copied illegally SYN fake: the crime of copying official documents, money etc |
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Monopoly me^'nape^li noun1 |
if someone has a monopoly on something, that thing belongs to them, and no one else can share it:Teachers do not have a monopoly oneducational debate. if a company or government has a monopoly of a business or political activity, it has complete control of it so that other organizations cannot compete with itmonopoly ofThey are demanding an end to the Communist Party’s monopoly of power |
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Catchy kaetsi adj |
a catchy tune or phrase is easy to remember:a catchy song catchy advertising slogans |
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Doodle du:dl v1 |
to draw shapes, lines, or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing:Brad was doodling on a sheet of paper |
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Burden n/v noun Tht burden of proof |
The butden of proof. the duty to prove that something is true something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for:His family responsibilities had started to become a burden the heavy tax burden on working people |
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Refute ri'fju:t v2 |
to prove that a statement or idea is not correct SYN rebutrefute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etcan attempt to refute Darwin’s theories to say that a statement is wrong or unfair SYN denyrefute an allegation/a suggestion etcShe refuted any allegations of malpractice |
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Allegation |
a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal o investigate/deny/withdraw an allegation Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department |
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Prosecution The prosecution (lawyers) |
the process of trying to prove in court that sb is guilty of a crime (= of prosecuting them); the process of being officially charged with a crime in court Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment Walters could face prosecution for his role in the robbery. |
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Provoke v2 Provoke sb into doing sth |
2.to make someone angry, especially deliberately:The dog would not have attacked if it hadn’t been provoked 1.to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one The decision to invade provoked storms of protest |
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Reform school |
a special school where young people who have broken the law are sent:If you’re not careful, you’ll end up in reform school |
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Mugging n1 |
an attack on someone in which they are robbed in a public place:Crime is on the increase, especially mugging and burglary.Dudley was the victim of a violent mugging |
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Nowadays adv1 naue^deiz |
now, compared with what happened in the pastSYN today:Nowadays people are rarely shocked by the sex they see on television.Most people nowadays are aware of the importance of a healthy diet |
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Trying adj1 |
annoying or difficult in a way that makes you feel worried, tired etc:That child is very trying.The beginning of the show is often a trying time because of latecomers |
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Menace menis noun3 |
something or someone that is dangerous SYN threatmenace ofIt’s the only way to deal with the menace of drug dealing
That man’s a menace to society. He should be locked away.
a threatening quality, feeling, or way of behaving:There was menace in his voice |
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Peculiar pikju:lie^r adj Feel peculiar |
strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising:There was a peculiar smell in the kitchen.Something peculiar is going on.It seems very peculiar that no one noticed Kay had gone. behaving in a strange and slightly crazy way:He’s been a little peculiar lately.She’s a very peculiar child feel peculiar/come over all peculiar British English informal to feel slightly ill |
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Cross-examine Cross examination |
to question sb carefully and in a lot of detail about answers that they have already given, especially in courtThe witness was cross-examined for over two hours He broke down under cross-examination (= while he was being cross-examined) and admitted his part in the assault |
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Alleged e^'led3ed adj1 v1 |
an alleged crime, fact etc is one that someone says has happened or is true, although it has not been provedalleged offence/crime/incident etctheir alleged involvement in international terrorism |
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Circumstantiol s3:rke^m'staenshl |
based on something that appears to be true but is not provencircumstantial evidence/caseThe case against McCarthy is based largely on circumstantial evidence. including all the details:The book includes a long and circumstantial account of Empson’s conversation with the queen. |
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Exhibit n3 court |
2.an object that is shown in court to prove whether someone is guilty or not:Exhibit A is the hammer found next to the victim. 1.something, for example a painting, that is put in a public place so that people can go to see it:The exhibits date from the 17th century |
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Tavern taeve^rn noun1 |
a word for a bar, often used in the name of a bar:Murphy’s Tavern |
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A flight of stairs |
a set of stairs between one floor and the next:Bert lives two flights down from here |
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Incredible in'ke^re^debel adj2 |
too strange to be believed, or very difficult to believe SYN unbelievable extremely good, large, or great SYN unbelievable:The view is just incredible. |
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The odd |
(no comparative or superlative) happening or appearing occasionally; not very regular or frequent occasional He makes the odd mistake—nothing too serious |
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Pinochle pi:na^kle n1 |
An american card game. |
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Sweat sth out swet pha v4 Work hard |
2 to work very hard on something, especially something difficult:kids sweating out a test to wait anxiously for news that is very important to you:Charles is sweating it out while the coach decides which players he’s taking to the Olympics. to wait anxiously for news that is very important to you:Charles is sweating it out while the coach decides which players he’s taking to the Olympics. |
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Pot Go to pot |
if something such as a place or an organization goes to pot, it becomes much worse or fails because no one is taking care of it:The government has let the whole country go to pot |
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Proposition pra'pe^zishe^n n4 |
n a suggestion, or something that is suggested or considered as a possible thing to do:He telephoned Stuart with a proposition a statement that consists of a carefully considered opinion or judgment a statement that consists of a carefully considered opinion or judgment |
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Abstain e^b'stein v2 |
o choose not to vote for or against something:Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two abstained. 2to not do or have something you enjoy, especially alcohol or sex, usually for reasons of religion or healthabstain fromPilots must abstain from alcohol for 24 hours before flying. |
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Chap tsaep n2 |
a man, especially a man you know and like:a decent sort of chap |
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Flap v3 |
] if a bird flaps its wings, it moves them up and down in order to fly to behave in an excited or nervous way:There’s no need to flap |
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Preacher n1 pri: |
someone who talks about a religious subject in a public place, especially at a church |
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Tears sb's heart out. |
tear sb’s heart (out)/tear at sb’s heart to make someone feel extremely upset:The thought of her out there alone tore at my heart. |
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Underprivileged a^nder |
very poor, with worse living conditions, educational opportunities etc than most people in society:underprivileged children |
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Precede prisid v3 |
. to go in front of sb She preceded him out of the room. o happen before sth or come before sth/sb in ordert he years preceding the war. |
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Soft sell |
a way of advertising or selling things that involves gently persuading people to buy something → hard sell a way of selling something in which there is a lot of pressure on you to buy OPP soft sell |
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Grand n2/adj5 money |
(plural grand) a thousand pounds or dollars:The car cost him 15 grand |
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Fan v2 Fanned emotion |
to make someone feel an emotion more strongly SYN fuel:Her resistance only fanned his desire. to make air move around by waving a fan, piece of paper etc so that you feel coolerfan yourselfPeople in the audience were fanning |
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Cause law |
A case that is brought to a court of law |
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Sore adj5/noun1 |
a part of your body that is sore is painful, because of infection or because you have used a muscle too much. I had a sore throat and aching limbs something that is likely to make someone upset or angry when you talk about it:Just don’t mention it – it’s always been a sore point with him |
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Murderous |
intending or likely to murder She gave him a murderous look (= a very angry one) |
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Punchy adj |
a punchy piece of writing or speech is short but very clear and effective |
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Lay sb/sth out pha verb 5 hit |
4.to hit someone so hard that they fall down and become unconscious:One of the guards had been laid out and the other was missing to spread something out:Lay out the map on the table and let’s have a look |
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Insignificant adj1 |
too small or unimportant to consider or worry about SYN trivial:You realize that your problems are insignificant in comparison |
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Fantastic adj5 |
extremely good, attractive, enjoyable etc:You look fantastic!It’s a fantastic place, really beautiful a fantastic story, creature, or place is imaginary and is very strange and magical SYN |
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Slob n1/v noun |
someone who is lazy and untidy: |
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Kook ku:k |
a person who acts in a strange or crazy wayHe was dismissed as a kook for saying what he thought. |
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Infallible in'faelibe^l adj2 |
always right and never making mistakes OPP fallible:No expert is infallible.an infallible memory
something that is infallible always works or has the intended effect → fail-safe:He had an infallible cure for a hangover
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Promising pra^mising adj |
showing signs of being successful or good in the future: a promising career in lawa promising young actor |
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Ram v3/n1 |
] to push something into a position, using great force:First, you’ll have to ram the posts into the ground. o run or drive into something very hard:In the latest raid, thieves used his van to ram a police car an adult male sheep |
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Wade v2 veid Disscussion |
to enter a discussion, argument etc in a forceful and annoying way, often without thinking about the possible results:I wish you wouldn’t always wade in with your opinion
to move forward and attack someone:The police waded into the crowd swinging sticks. |
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Bear sb/sth out Bear out a claim |
if facts or information bear out a claim, story, opinion etc, they help to prove that it is trueSYN support:Evidence bears out the idea that students learn best in small groups |
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Split hair Hait splitter |
to argue that there is a difference between two things, when the difference is really too small to be important:This is just splitting hairs |
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Convention n4 |
a large formal meeting for people who belong to the same profession or organization or who have the same interests a method or style often used in literature, art, the theatre etc to achieve a particular effect:the conventions of the 19th-century novel |
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Badger baed3e^r n1/v2 verb |
to try to persuade someone by asking them something several times SYN pester:She badgered me for weeks until I finally gave in |
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Bully v2/n/adj buli |
to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker 2to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want Don’t let them bully you into working on Saturdays. |
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Charade she^reid Charade |
a game in which one person uses actions and no words to show the meaning of a word or phrase, and other people have to guess what it is |
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Avenge e^'vend3 |
to punish or hurt sb in return for sth bad or wrong that they have done to you, your family or friends~ sth He promised to avenge his father's murder |
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Sadist seidist n1 Maschism maese^kize^m |
someone who enjoys hurting other people or making them suffer → masochist the enjoyment of sth that most people would find unpleasant or painfulYou spent the whole weekend in a tent in the rain? That's masochism he practice of getting sexual pleasure from being physically hurt |
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Take the cake |
l to be worse than anything else you can imagine :I’ve heard some pretty dumb ideas, but that takes the cake |
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Get (sth ) through to sb |
to succeed in making someone understand something, especially when this is difficult:I couldn’t seem to get through to her. How can I get it through to him that this is really important? |
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Cutey kju:ti |
someone who is attractive and nice:Mark is such a cutie |
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Follow sth up Follow sth up with |
to do something in addition to what you have already done in order to make it more likely to succeed → follow-up This experiment was quickly followed up by others using different forms of the drug 1 to add to sth that you have just done by doing sth elseYou should follow up your phone call with an email or a letter |
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Innings iningz |
the period of time in a game of cricket when a team or player bats Inning.one of the nine playing periods in a game of baseball or softball. |
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Loudmouth |
a person who is annoying because they talk too loudly or too much in an offensive or stupid way |
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Bawl bal verb |
(also bawl out) to shout in a loud voice SYN yell:‘Tickets, please!’ bawled the conductor to cry loudly SYN scream:They could hear a baby bawling somewhere |
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Bait v/n verb |
to deliberately try to make someone angry by criticizing them, using rude names etc food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that you can catch them:We used worms as bait.The fish wouldn’t take the bait |
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Blow your top/stack/cool |
to become extremely angry quickly or suddenly:One day, I just blew my top and hit him |
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Hung jury |
a jury(1) that cannot agree whether someone is guilty of a crime |
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Arrogance aere^ge^ns |
the behaviour of a person when they feel that they are more important than other people, so that they are rude to them or do not consider them He has a reputation for rudeness and intellectual arrogance |
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Awkward a:kwe^rd adj5 |
3 difficult to do, use, or deal with:It’ll be awkward getting cars in and out not convenient:I’m sorry to call at such an awkward time but I won’t keep you a minute. making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say SYN difficult |
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Stoop n2/v2 noun |
a raised area at the door of a house, usually big enough to sit on Mr Hamilton was an odd, quiet man who walked with a stoop |
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Go for sb/sth 5 |
To attack or criticize someone. The dog suddenly went for him Go for it spoken (=used to encourage someone to try to achieve something)If you really want the job, go for it |
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Mumbo-jumbo |
language or a ceremony that seems complicated and important but is actually without real sense or meaning; nonsensereligious/medical/bureaucratic mumbo jumbo I won't have anything to do with spiritualism, ghosts and all that mumbo jumbo |
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Yak n1/v1 v Yakking |
to talk continuously about things that are not very serious, in a way that is annoying an animal of central Asia that looks like a cow with long hair. |
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Burn hole in your pocket |
if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you can |
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Slash v2 Slash through |
] to cut or try to cut something violently with a knife, sword etc:Someone had slashed the tires.slash at/throughThe leopard’s claws slashed through the soft flesh.
to greatly reduce an amount, price etc – used especially in newspapers and advertising SYN cut:The workforce has been slashed by 50%. Noun.a quick movement that you make with a knife, sword etc in order to cut someone or something |
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Alibi aelibai n2 |
something that proves that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done it He had a perfect alibi and the police let him go. an excuse for something you have failed to do or have done wrong |
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Infield n/adv |
the inner part of the field in baseball, cricket and some other sports Ronaldo came infield from the right to score |
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Acquittal e^'kwite^l n1 |
an official decision in court that a person is not guilty of a crimeThe case resulted in an acquittal. In favour of ecquittal.
The case resulted in an acquittal. The jury voted for acquittal Conviction.
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Picky |
(of a person) liking only particular things and difficult to please fussya picky eater She's very picky about her clothes |
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Prejudice pre^d3ude^s n2 |
an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc, especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etca victim of racial prejudice Their decision was based on ignorance and prejudice.~ against to influence sb so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about sb/sth biasThe prosecution lawyers have been trying to prejudice the jury against her |
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Obscure v2//adj1 e^bskjur verb |
to make something difficult to know or understand:Recent successes have obscured the fact that the company is still in trouble.2to prevent something from being seen or heard clearly:The view was obscured by mist Adj.not well known and usually not very important:an obscure poetThe details of his life remain obscure obscure obscure |
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Toss and turn v1 Toss v1 |
to keep changing your position in bed because you cannot sleep:I’ve been tossing and turning all night to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand the act of throwing a coin in the air to decide something, especially who will do something first in a game:The toss of a coin decided who would go first |
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Unshakable adj1 |
an unshakeable faith, belief etc is very strong and cannot be changed or destroyed |
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Flannel n4/v Suit su:t sju:t n5 |
a type of soft light cloth, containing cotton or wool, used for making clothesa flannel shirt a grey flannel suit [countable] a small piece of cloth used for washing yourself. Suit n5 a set of clothes made of the same material, usually including a jacket with trousers or a skirt:a grey lightweight suit 6 |
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Contest n3/v2 noun |
a competition or a situation in which two or more people or groups are competing with each othercontest forthe bitter contest for the Republican presidential nomination |
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Tremendous tri'mendes |
very big, fast, powerful etc:Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook excellent:She’s got a tremendous voice, hasn’t she |
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Dye n1/v |
to give something a different colour using a dyedye something black/blue/blonde etcPriscilla’s hair was dyed jet black a substance you use to change the colour of your clothes, hair etc |
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Bleeding heart |
someone who feels sympathy for poor people or criminals, in a way that you think is not practical or helpful |
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Intimidate in'timideit v2 |
to frighten or threaten someone into making them do what you wantintimidate somebody into doing somethingThey tried to intimidate the young people into voting for them to make someone feel worried and not confident:The whole idea of going to Oxford intimidated me. |
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Entitle v2 |
To give sb the right to have or to do sth~ sb to sthYou will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.~ sb to do sth This ticket does not entitle. |
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Flimsy flimzi adj3 Flimsy excuse /explanation |
difficult to believe The evidence against him is pretty flimsy badly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used ricketya flimsy table |
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State of affairs |
Situation nsatisfactory/sad/sorry state etc of affairsI must say this is a very unsatisfactory state of affairs |
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A slap in the face |
a slap in the face an action that seems to be deliberately intended to offend or upset someone, especially someone who has tried very hard to do something |
