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persuade |
يُقْنِع |
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He hasn't said he'll do it yet, but I'm working on him. |
work on someone = try to persuade someone |
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an area of soft wet land |
marsh |
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He has been an active participant in the discussion. He has been an active participant in the discussion. |
a person who is taking part in an activity or event. |
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Our company promotes equal opportunities for women. |
= women are given the same jobs, pay, etc. as men to encourage sth; to help sth to happen or develop |
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South Africa hosted the World Cup finals. |
to organize an event to which others are invited and make all the arrangements for them |
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person who invites guests to a meal, a party, etc. or who has people staying at their house |
Many thanks to our host and hostess for such a wonderful evening. |
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a host of possibilities |
a large number of people or things |
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They're business rivals. It seems that we're rivals for the sales manager's job. A rival shop has set up in the same street. |
Competitor a person or thing that is competing with another. |
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This novel doesn't rival his earlier writing. Nothing rivals skiing for sheer excitement. |
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to be as good as sb/sthCompete rival sb/sth (for/in sth) |
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He was very appreciative of our efforts to help. The company was very appreciative of my efforts. |
appreciative (of sth)grateful for sth |
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The theme of today's discussion will be ‘Our changing cities’. The themes of heaven and hell were very common in paintings of this period. |
a subject of a talk or piece of writing |
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The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season. a political opponent a dangerous/ worthy /formidable opponent |
adversary , a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, etc. |
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Some teachers are finding it difficult to implement the government's educational reforms. |
carry out to start using a plan, system, etc. |
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the implementation of the new system |
تنفيذ، تطبيق |
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There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. There has been a lot of publicity for Dustin Hoffman's latest film. to seek/avoid publicity |
notice or attention from the newspapers, television, etc. giving information about sth in order to attract people's attention; advertising |
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The only way to conquer a fear is to face it. The world champion conquered yet another challenger last night. The Normans conquered England in 1066. |
to defeat sb, especially in a competition, race, etc. to take control of a country or city and its people by force |
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She could not endure the thought of parting . of parting . He can't endure being defeated.= He can't endure to be defeated. a success that will endure The torn flag has endured as a symbol of freedom. |
bear , to experience and deal with sth that is painful or unpleasant, especially without complaining . to continue to exist for a long time last |
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You need endurance to play a four-hour match. |
the ability to endure |
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They dropped anchor 400 yards offshore. They anchored the tent with strong ropes. |
a heavy metal object at the end of a chain that you drop into the water from a boat in order to keep the boat in one place to drop an anchor to fix sth firmly so that it is held in a place and cannot move |
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