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(of goods, work, etc.) made or done badly and with not enough care |
shoddy workmanship |
shoddy goods |
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to speak angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong |
The teacher bawled him out for being late. |
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a particular good quality or habit |
Patience is not one of her virtues, I'm afraid. |
As a politician, he always emphasized the virtues of compromise and conciliation. |
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very large or powerful and causing surprise; impressive |
a prodigious achievement/memory/talent |
USB sticks can store prodigious amounts of information. |
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disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value |
I soon became disillusioned with the job. |
Her book is the testimony of a disillusioned woman. |
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familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual |
My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark. |
This was not the kind of behaviour I was accustomed to. |
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an event that causes one person or a group of people to suffer, or that makes difficulties [Disaster] |
The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm. |
We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party. |
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to think a lot about something that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset |
You're not still brooding over what he said, are you? |
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to not include something/somebody, either deliberately or because you have forgotten it/them |
If you are a student, you can omit questions 16β18. |
People were surprised that Smith was omitted from the team. |
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to make something necessary or appropriate in a particular situation |
Further investigation is clearly warranted. |
he situation scarcely warrants their/them being dismissed. |
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a list showing the tasks that different people have to do at different times within an organization |
The boss has drawn up a duty roster. |
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enjoying playing tricks and annoying people[ naughty] |
a mischievous boy π¦ |
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the practice of training people to obey rules and orders and punishing them if they do not; the controlled behaviour or situation that is the result of this training |
She keeps good discipline in class. |
The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline. |
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to make somebody/something seem less bad |
The only redeeming feature of the job (= good thing about it) is the salary. |
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to be very good at doing something |
She has always excelled in foreign languages. |
The team excels at turning defence into attack. |