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n. -ties 1 [C;U] s.t. that s.o. must do because of moral or legal necessity, or because of a job: He has the ~ of running the advertising department, and he also has responsibilities at home to his wife and two children.

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responsibility

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adj. 1 appealing, interesting: I have an offer of a new job at an ~ salary.

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attractive

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v. [T] 1 to create s.t. new: Trains were ~ed long before cars.

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invent

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adj. pleasurable, pleasant: We had an ~ day at the zoo.

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enjoyable

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n. [U] 1 faithfulness, devotion to duty: His ~ to his wife is very strong.

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fidelity

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adv. usually, for the most part: Farmers plant seeds ~ in the spring.

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mainly

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adj. with success: No one likes the new movie; it's not successful.||A ~ result brings happiness.

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successful

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v. [T] -ferred, -ferring, -fers to like one thing better than another: He ~s chocolate ice cream to vanilla.

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prefer

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n. a notice of a product or service: We place ~s about our products in the newspapers every week.

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advertisement

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adj. once in a while: He smokes a cigar ~, but doesn't smoke regularly.

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occasional

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adj.v. [T] once in a while: He smokes a cigar occasionally, but doesn't smoke regularly.

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bore

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n. -ties 1 [U] a king or queen and family 2 [U] kings, queens, princes, princesses, and nobility in general: ~ from all over the world came to see the princess become queen.

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royalty

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adj. level: The farmland near the river is very ~.

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flat

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adj. 1 with many complex details, (syn.) intricate: That mystery novel is very ~; I can't explain the plot in five minutes.

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involved

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v. [T] to make more difficult, more complex: He ~d our agreement by asking for many more changes before he would sign it.

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complicate

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v. [I] 1 to express an interest in knowing: I ~ whether it will rain today.

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wonder

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adv. 1 having a strong shine or glow: The sun is so ~ that it hurts my eyes.

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brightly

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adj. having a bright colour such as red, blue, or yellow etc.

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coloured

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v. [I]to stop doing s.t. for a brief moment of time: We ~ to stop and look at the scenery for a few minutes.

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paused

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adv. 1 preferably: I would ~ go shopping tomorrow than today.

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rather

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adj.comp. of bad 1 lower in quality: The weather was bad yesterday, but today it is even ~.

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worse

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adj. 1 feeling pain or discomfort: She feels ~ sitting on a hard chair in a hot room.

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uncomfortable

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v. [T]1 to understand, start to believe s.t. is true: He ~s now that he needs to go back to college for more education.

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realize

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adj. 1 a good supply, abundance: We have plenty of food for the ~ today.

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plenty

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v. [I;T]to answer s.t: He ~ed to my letter that I sent last month.

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reply

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adj. 1 required to do s.t.: He is ~ for taking care of his younger brother while his parents are away.

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responsible

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adj. 1 not deep: The pond is ~; the water goes only up to my knees.

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shallow

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v. [T]1 to mix things up: He sent the wrong reports because he ~d them with other ones.

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confuse

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v. [T]to like one thing better than another: He ~s chocolate ice cream to vanilla.

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prefer

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adj. 1 feeling pain or discomfort: She feels ~ sitting on a hard chair in a hot room.

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uncomfortable

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adj. strange, (syns.) odd, bizarre: Sometimes we hear ~ noises that sound like crying in the night.

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weird

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n.pl. men's pants: He had a pair of ~ cleaned and pressed.

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trousers

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adv. somewhat, in part: He is ~ right in what he says.

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partly

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v. 1 [T] to fight with words: His mother and father ~ with each other all the time.

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argue

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n. 1 an imperfection, flaw: There is a ~ in the computer system.

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fault

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v. [T] 1 to tell s.o. about doing s.t., cause s.o. to remember: My wife ~ed me to buy a present for our daughter's birthday.

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remind

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n. 1 a nobleman: She reads books about English ~s and their ladies.

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lord

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n. 1 a person who works in an office, word-processing, filing, answering phones, and doing other jobs for a boss: She asked her ~ to type a letter.

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secretary

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adj. 1 having broken a law, at fault, culpable: The jury found the man ~ of the murder.

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guilty

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adj. 1 having a strong shine or glow: The sun is so ~ that it hurts my eyes.

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bright

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n. the cardinal number 1,000: ~ of them all over London.

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thousand

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v. [T] 1 to make bread or other foods brown with heat: I ~ed some white bread for sandwiches.

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toast

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adj. 1 not closed or locked: The front door is ~; please come in!

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open

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n. a person connected by blood or marriage to s.o., relation: My parents and brother are my only living ~s.

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relative

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v. plies to answer s.t: He ~ed to my letter that I sent last month.

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reply

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v. to have on one's body, such as clothes, glasses, or jewelry. it's past sentence: He ~ suits to work at yesterday.

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wore

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n. a very unkind remark about s.o.: It was an ~ to tell your brother that he's stupid.

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insult

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v. [I;T] 1 to make believe: He ~ed that he did not hear the insult.

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pretend

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adj. not wanting to wait: She was ~ to hear where her lost son was.

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impatient

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adj. concerned with oneself more than others, not sharing: Your ~ brother took all the ice cream and left us none.

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selfish

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n. a highly polished surface or glass that reflects light and images: She looks in the ~ each morning as she puts on makeup.

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mirror

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v. [T] 1 to sadden, dismay: The loss of his job ~ed him.

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depress

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n. 1 a round container for liquids: I bought a ~ of wine.

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bottle