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able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it |
He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions. |
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to discover information or to find somebody/something by searching carefully and completely, asking a lot of questions, etc. |
He is determined to ferret out the truth about what happened. |
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to compare two things in order to show the differences between them |
It is interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one. |
Compare and contrast the two novels (= discuss how they are similar and how they are different). |
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strong or deep |
He took a keen interest in his grandson's education. |
a keen sense of tradition |
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not severe or strong |
a mild punishment/criticism |
The symptoms were mild |
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connected with relationships between people |
interpersonal skills |
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to add a substance to soil to make plants grow more successfully |
Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar. |
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to make somebody feel very worried or unhappy |
Don't distress yourself (= don't worry). |
It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her. |
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careful work or great effort |
She shows great diligence in her schoolwork. |
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politely refuse (an invitation or offer). |
She declined a second glass of wine and called for a taxi. |
We politely declined her invitation. |
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a large plant that is smaller than a tree and that has several stems of wood coming from the ground |
evergreen shrubs 🌲 |
shrub roses |
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(of something bad) not necessary; that could be avoided |
needless suffering |
Banning smoking would save needless deaths. |
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a young person or a child |
The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14. |
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(of a person staying in another country) to try to live and behave like the local people |
You will be able to meet local people, eat local food and ‘go native’. |
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(of an illness, a fire, etc.) to spread very quickly |
Forest fires were raging out of control |
A flu epidemic raged through Europe. |
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very strongly in a way that could cause damage |
The aircraft was burning fiercely. |
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a very large fire that destroys a lot of land or buildings |
The fire services were not adequate to deal with major conflagrations. |
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imprisonment (for something) the act of putting somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there |
to be sentenced to life imprisonment for murder |
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a person who has done something wrong or against the law |
The police quickly identified the real culprits. |
Police hunting the culprits have condemned the attack. |
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in a calm and relaxed way, showing no sign of worry |
‘I already know,’ she replied nonchalantly. |
He was leaning nonchalantly against the wall. |
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a part of a city that has its own police station; the police station in this area |
The murder occurred just a block from the precinct. |
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feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others |
The prisoners grew increasingly desperate |
Somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold, hungry, hunted. |
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in a silent and angry way |
She glared at him sullenly |
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to want something very much especially if it does not seem likely to happen soon |
Lucy had always longed for a brother. |
He longed for Pat to phone. |
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slightly |
She seemed a trifle anxious |
He was just a trifle too friendly for my liking |
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to prevent something from succeeding or from being done or happening as planned |
She never allows her personal feelings to interfere with her work. |
Emotional problems can seriously interfere with a student's work. |
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to pull a rake over a surface in order to make it level or to remove something |
The leaves had been raked into a pile. |
First rake the soil smooth. |
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very bad or unpleasant |
He had a nasty accident |
This coffee has a nasty taste |
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trouble or problems, especially in connection with what you need or would like yourself |
We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused. |
I have already been put to considerable inconvenience. |
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something that allows you to make progress or begin to achieve something |
a stepping stone to a more lucrative career |
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