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without mistakes or faults
He was dressed in a suit and an impeccable white shirt.
Her written English is impeccable
an exaggerated movement that you make when you want somebody to notice you
He opened the door for her with a flourish.
With a final flourish she laid down her pen.
to make or cause something to make a sharp ringing sound, like that of glasses being hit against each other
They clinked glasses and drank to each other's health.
clinking coins
to arrange or display things
Her work is always very well set out
quickly; after a very short time
She moved swiftly to the rescue
Surprise was swiftly followed by outrage.
to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law
The military began drafting a new constitution.
I'll draft a letter for you.
the title of a news article printed in large letters, especially at the top of the front page on a newspaper or the home page on a news website
a newspaper headline
They ran the story under the headline ‘Home at last!’.
the basic story in a novel, play, film, etc.
[Plot]
Her novels always have the same basic storyline
clever and humorous
Somebody made a witty remark about needing a forklift truck.
He was much in demand as a witty public speaker.
in a happy way because of something good you have done or something bad that has happened to somebody else
He gleefully told me about all the different diseases that I could catch.
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