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....forbidden
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strictly
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...cold
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bitterly
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... cars
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fast
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.... meal
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quick
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.... glance
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quick
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.... to the rules
= not violate |
keep/stick
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.... engine
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powerful
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..... monument
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ancient
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.... an effort
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make
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.... dark
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pitch
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poverty .... crime
= causes |
breeds
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a ... meal
=big |
substantial
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... disappointed
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bitterly
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... snow
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heavy
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... jealous of sb.
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desperately
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give sb a .... to somewhere
= ride |
lift
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to ... demands on sb
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make
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to ... divorced
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get
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..... ones time
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spend
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to ... a (exciting) life
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lead
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to ... a call
= to call |
give
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to ... oneself a bath
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run
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a ... pain
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sharp
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to ... the pain
= make it better |
ease
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a ... bend/turn
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sharp
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a .... contrast/difference/ distinction
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sharp
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a ... increase/rise/drop
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sharp
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try every possible way
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I've tried every possible way to help him
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find a way
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I must find a way to help him
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find ones way
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Can you find your way back to my house?
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give way
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You must give way to traffic from the right
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.... worried
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desperately
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give sb a ...
= to give sb a call |
ring
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to ... the requirements
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meet
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to ... a course in sth.
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do
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to .... pain
(the experience of being in pain) |
to suffer pain
to be racked with pain to complain of pain to feel pain to experience pain |
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to ... pain
(making pain go away) |
to alleviate pain
to ease pain to relieve pain to soothe pain to lessen pain |
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inflict
The regime inflicted burdensome taxes on the people. |
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment.
2.to impose (anything unwelcome): The regime inflicted burdensome taxes on the people. 3.to deal or deliver, as a blow. |
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to .. pain
( to make others experience pain) |
to cause pain
to inflict pain |
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alleviate
to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain. |
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
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.... color
(not dark) |
bright
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... chat
(short) |
brief
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... problem
(big) |
major
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... issue
(important) |
key
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The economy ..... in 1990s
(It was strong) |
boomed
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The company has ... and now has 50 employees
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grown
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The company has .... and now has branches in most major cities
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expanded
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The price increase .... a problem for us
(is a problem) |
poses
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.... opportunities
(bring new opportunities) |
create
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As Sam read the lies about him he felt a ... of ....
(literary: sudden angry feeling) |
a surge of anger
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Every parent feels a ...... when their child wins something
[feels proud) |
a sense of pride
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I felt a ... of nostalgia when I saw the old photos of the village where I grew up
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a pang of nostalgia
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As Jack went on stage to receive his gold medal his parents were ....
[looking extremely proud] |
swelling with proud
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I was .... with horror when I read the newspaper report of explosion
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filled
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When she spilled juice on her new skirts the little girl ... into tears
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burst
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She pulled .... on the rope and helped him to safety
[firmly and evenly] |
steadily
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He placed the vase ... on the window edge
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gently
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'I love you' Derek whispered ... to Marsha
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softly
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She smiled .... when she looked at her new grandson's photos
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proudly
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They are .... married
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happily
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I am ... aware that there are serious problems
[know well] |
fully
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Harry was ... unaware that he was in danger
[Harry had no idea at all, often used about something unpleasant] |
blissfully
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blissful
blissfully happy blissfully unaware |
1. serenely joyful or glad
2. blissful ignorance unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant |
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tread
to tread on a person's foot. to tread .... [adverb] |
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to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk. 2. to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually followed by on or upon ): to tread on a person's foot. 3.(of a male bird) to copulate. tread carefully Carefully |
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a ... of emotion
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surge
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Feel-good return of Williams sisters could be ......embarrassing for women's tennis
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acutely
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.... with laughter
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roar
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a ... factor
[important] |
key
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Much to my surprise Ben suddenly ....into song.
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burst
to suddenly begin to sing/cry/laugh |
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I'm bored ... in this lesson
[extremely bored] |
stiff
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I'll have .... about it
[I'll think about it] |
a think
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Passengers must not .... the bus whilst in motion (formal)
[get off] |
alight from
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Cyclists must ... here
[get off their bicycle] |
dismount
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..... will be prosecuted
[People who go to someone's land or enter their building] |
trespassers
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Axe jobs
Computer factories to axe jobs |
make staff redundant
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receptacle
a receptacle for trash. |
a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something:
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slash prices
Airline slashes prices |
cut prices drastically
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crack down
police crack down on speeding |
start dealing with it in a more severe way
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submit a tender
Builders will be asked to submit a tender for the work. |
present a document offering to do a job and stating the price
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... likely/unlikely
[intensifying] |
highly
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...unusual
[intensifying] |
highly
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successful
[intensifying] |
highly
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.... competitive
[intensifying] |
highly
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....profitable
[intensifying] |
highly
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...effective
[intensifying] |
highly
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....controversial
[intensifying] |
highly
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.... recommend
[intensifying] |
highly
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...ridiculous
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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....stupid
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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...impossible
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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....wrong
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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....alone
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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....appalled
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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.....convinced
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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....devastated
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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.... miserable
[intensifying] |
absolutely, utterly
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... disappointing/disappointed
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bitterly
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....resent
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bitterly
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....criticized
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bitterly
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....regret
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bitterly
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...complain
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bitterly
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....cry
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bitterly
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...weep
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bitterly
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...ashamed
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deeply
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...concerned
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deeply
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...shocked
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deeply
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...committed
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deeply
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...moved
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deeply
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...affected
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deeply
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...hurt
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deeply
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...regret
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deeply
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....care
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deeply
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....religous
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deeply
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....cheap
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ridiculously
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....expensive
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ridiculously
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....easy
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ridiculously
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...low
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ridiculously
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...high
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ridiculously
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...long
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ridiculously
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...short
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ridiculously
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...small
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ridiculously
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...large
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ridiculously
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...early
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ridiculously
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...oppose
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strongly
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...believe
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strongly
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....influence
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strongly
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...deny
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strongly
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...recommend
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strongly
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...support
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strongly
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...condemn
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strongly
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...suggest
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strongly
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...feel
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strongly
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...argue
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strongly
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...object
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strongly
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The school can ... arrangements .. pupils with special needs
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make arrangements for
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The new manager is planning to ... some changes
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make
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Would anyone like to ... any comments on the talk?
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make
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She ... a useful contribution to the discussion
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made
make a contribution |
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I'm glad it's you to ... the decision not me
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make the decision
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Joe is really ... effort with his math this term
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making an effort
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I'm too tired to go out tonight. Let's ... an excuse and stay at home.
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make an excuse
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Karen is really good at ... friends
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making friends
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Repainting the room has really ... an improvement
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made an improvement
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I've got to ... some phone calls before dinner
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make some phone calls
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Harriet is ... progress with all her schoolwork
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making progress
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The storm ... some damage to our roof
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did some damage
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We are ... an experiment to see how the metal reacts with water
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doing an experiment
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We'll ... some exercises to practice these collocations tomorrow
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do some exercises
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Scouts and guides are supposed to ... someone a good turn/favor every day
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do someone a good turn/ favor
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Changing the rules may ... more harm than good
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do
do harm |
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No I'm not ready I haven't ... my hair yet
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done my hair
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I'll ... the washing if you ... the ironing
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do the washing
do the ironing |
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We'll ... some work on our project then we'll go to the cinema
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do some work
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to .. mad
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to go mad
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to .. bald
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to go bald
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to ... grey
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to go grey
[appearance] |
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to ... blind/deaf
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to go blind/deaf
[physical ability] |
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he was very embarrassed and his face ... red
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went red
[sudden negative change] |
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Suddenly the sky ... dark and it started to rain
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went dark
[sudden negative change] |
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The pages of the book have .. yellow over the years
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have gone yellow
[slow color changes\ |
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The sky ... gold as the sun set
When the tomatoes ... red the farmer picks them up and sell them |
turned gold
[turn collocates with colors] |
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to ... popular/unpopular
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to become
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to .. extinct
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to become extinct
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to ... homeless
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to become
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to ... famous
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to become
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to ... ill
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get/become/fall
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to .. silent
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get/become/fall
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A year ago he ... a heart attack
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had/suffered a heart attack
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Mr Grey .. an accident last night but he's OK now
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had an accident
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We .. an argument/ a row about how to fix the car
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had an argument/a row
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let's .. a break when you finish this exercise
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have a break
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I hope we'll have time to .. a conversation/chat after the meeting
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have a conversation/chat
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I .. a frightening experience the other day
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had an experience
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The class ... difficulty understanding what to do
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had difficulty
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I ... a nightmare last night
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had a nightmare
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I ... a feeling that something is wrong
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have a feeling
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Let's ... a party at the end of the term
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have a party
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I'll explain what to do and then you can ... a go/try
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have a go/try
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We're so glad we decided to ... a holiday here
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take a holiday
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Yesterday we ... a trip to the mountain
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took
take a trip |
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First, we ... a train/bus to a little town
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took
take a train/bus |
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We took a bus to various villages and got off when we saw on thing that ... a liking to
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took
take a liking |
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Some kids ... an interest to us and showed some great places to us
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took
take an interest |
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I'd ... a chance and leave if I were you
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take a chance
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No point in staying somewhere where the boss ... a disliking to you
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has taken
take a disliking |
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... action. There's my advice
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tale action
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you must ... attention to the teacher
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pay attention
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I was trying to ... her a compliment but she misunderstood
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pay a compliment
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At a funeral people ... their last respect to the person who has died
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pay (last) respect
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When Jack retired his boss gave a speech ... tribute to all he had done for the company
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paying
pay tribute |
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.... meetings/discussions/conferences
(to end) |
to close
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Before the universe .... time and space did not exist
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began
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It was cold this morning and I could not ... my car
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start
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It was a ... decision to make
There were some ... problems to solve (important) |
big
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The film ... with the hero dying
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ended
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They ... their relationship a year ago
(decided to stop) |
ended
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I haven't ... my homework yet
(completed) |
finish
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He lives in a very lonely place/spot in the mountains
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lonely
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At first I felt desperately ... when I arrived in London
lonely or alone? |
lonely
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I live ... but i don't like to travel ... It's nice to be with someone
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alone
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There was just one .... on the otherwise deserted beach
[one person on their own] |
solitary figure
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She was the ... survivor of the crash
[only survivor] |
sole
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I am an ... child. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have a brother or a sister
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only
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.... power
....control .....access |
gain
often used with abstract nouns relating to political authority |
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.... a reputation
.... publicity .....recognition ..... an advantage Her paintings ... recognition thanks to a major exhibition in NY |
gain
used with abstracts nouns that suggest benefit to the gainer |
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... an award/ a medal/a prize/ a match
He ... a medal in 2004 Olympics |
win
used in contexts associated with competition |
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... a battle / a war/ an election
The conservative party ... the 1994 general election |
win
used in contexts associated with fighting |
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.... success/ goals/ aims
It's difficult to .... success in international sport |
achieve
used with abstract nouns |
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... a team/ an opponent
He ... his opponent in tennis final |
beat/defeat
defeat is more formal |
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You'll need to ... warm clothes when you go to Alaska
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take
(not carry) |
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I always ... mu mobile phone when I go out
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carry
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He kindly offered to ... my suitcase for me
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carry
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a .... smile
(happy) |
sunny
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a ... face
(happy) |
sunny
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a face ... with pleasure
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shines
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his eyes ... with excitement
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shine
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if someone's face .... or his eyes .... they show that they suddenly feel happy
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light up
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if an atmosphere ... or a mood .... it becomes more relaxed than it was
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lightens
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.... thoughts are gloomy and sinister
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dark
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if someone's face ... or their eyes .... or their expression .... then we know that the person is unhappy
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darkens
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ideas...
conversations .... It was a successful meeting ideas ... |
flow
flow suggests that things progress easily without effort |
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a .... smile
(happy) |
sunny
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a ... face
(happy) |
sunny
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a face ... with pleasure
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shines
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his eyes ... with excitement
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shine
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if someone's face .... or his eyes .... they show that they suddenly feel happy
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light up
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if an atmosphere ... or a mood .... it becomes more relaxed than it was
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lightens
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.... thoughts are gloomy and sinister
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dark
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.... days or times are unpleasant times to live through
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dark
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if someone's face ... or their eyes .... or their expression .... then we know that the person is unhappy
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darkens
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ideas...
conversations .... It was a successful meeting ideas ... |
flow
flow suggests that things progress easily without effort |
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a ... of tears
The girl was .... of tears |
a flood of tears
floods of tears |
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tears ... someone's face
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stream down
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people .... somewhere
people out of the hall |
stream/pour
pour and stream suggest people moving smoothly in large crowds |
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people ...into the concert hall
[suggests a few people moving slowly] |
trickle
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a ... of visitors/traffic
[suggests continuous movement] There was a ... of traffic outside our room all night |
stream
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a ... debate/discussion/conversation
[people disagree in an angry way] |
heated
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He has a ... temper
[He often suddenly get angry] |
fiery
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Tempers ...
[People become angry with each other] |
flare
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violence ..../ troubles ....
[problems that existed in the past suddenly become serious again] |
flare up
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if you feel very embarrassed your cheeks ... with embarrassment
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burn
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a ... of glory/publicity
[There is a lot of it and it is spectacular] |
blaze
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