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provide support or help for someone or something

back somebody or something up

noun [countable]a word made up from the first letters of the name of something such as an organization. For example, NATO is an.... for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

acronym

Forum, a place where an organized meeting, concert etc takes place

venue

formal to ask someone for information about something

enquire

to need something, informal -need

require

the mechanism of voting

polls

system of secret voting

ballot

something you say to persuade people to support you or do something

pitch

by only a small amount 2in a limited way OPP broadly

narrowly

something that makes your life difficult or unpleasant, especially a lack of money, or the condition of having a difficult life

hardship

words arranged in the form of poetry 2 a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Quran (Koran)

verse

one of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things

tentacle

an arm or leg

limb

move with force

storm

ending the hopes

shattering the dreams

temporary; usually of poor quality

makeshift

a ..... feeling, desire etc is one that you really feel, not one you pretend to feel SYN sincere 2 something ..... really is what it seems to be SYN real 3 someone who is ....


is honest and friendly and you feel you can trust them OPP false

genuine

worries about (something)

loses sleep over (something) (C2)

remains sleeping despite the noise

sleeps through it (C1)

has enough beds for a particular number of people to sleep in

sleep

a place that is .... is small, comfortable, and warm uyutno

cosy

a thick warm cover for a bed, filled with duck feathers

eiderdown

careful to avoid danger or risks

cautious

a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etcminor cuts .....

bruise

have a period of sleep

get some sleep (B1)

starts to sleep

falls asleep (B1)

slept very badly

didn't sleep a wink (C2)

think about something before making a decision

sleep on it (C2)

to close and open one eye quickly to communicate something or show that something is a secret or joke

wink