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If you hitch up a vehicle, you connect it so that it can be pulled, and if you hitch up an animal to a vehicle, you connect it so that it can pull the vehicle: |
We watched as the farmer hitched up a team of oxen |
She hitched her skirt up before wading across the stream |
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(especially of a man's clothes or of his appearance) modern and stylish: |
That's a very snappy new suit, Peter |
She was a bit snappy with me this morning(speaking in an angry way) |
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a narrow, open container that holds water o |
They have a watering trough |
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to turn round quickly: |
She suddenly wheeled and looked directly at me |
Mike wheeled on Tom and started shouting |
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showing that you are having fun and not being serious or showing that you want to play |
a playful puppy |
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a container that is used to make something in a particular shapeقَالب |
A chocolate 🍫 mould |
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a natural ability to do something wellمَوهبة |
She has flair for languages |
He played with great imagination and flair |
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strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: |
It was uncanny the way that she always knew what he was thinking. |
The overall effect was weird and uncanny . |
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to ask for information about someone, especially about their health, in order to be polite: |
She inquired after his grandfather's health. |
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used to say that you are not surprised about something |
No wonder she failed the test if she didn’t do any work |
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to jump on one foot |
Rabbits were hopping across the field. |
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a chair on wheels that is used to move small children |
Dose your child have a buggy |
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Another synonym for car |
automobile |
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to visit someone for a short time, usually without arranging it before |
I dropped in on George on my way home. |
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to write something quickly, putting little effort into it: |
She dashed the letter off in five minutes |
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not obvious or easy to notice |
a subtle change |
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someone who types , especially as their job |
If you're a typist you shouldn't make blunders |
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criticizing someone or something in a severe and unkind |
He was very scathing about the report, saying it was inaccurate. |
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to get somethingيَحْصل على |
I got hold of the book at the local library. |
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a small plant with three round, green leaves that are joined together |
Pull enough clover and dandelions |
a yellow wild flower that often grows where people do not want it to |
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a strange and difficult question that has a clever and often funny answerأُحْجية / لغز |
Here is a riddle |
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the leading or controlling position |
The company has begun to challenge the supremacy of the current leading manufacturers in the textiles industry |
This victory clearly proves the supremacy of the Brazilians in football. |
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of a horse) to jump into the air and kick out with the back legs |
The horse bucked every time he got in the saddle. |
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to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs: |
Prices have been slashed by 50 percent! |
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a situation when two or more companies, organizations, departments, etc. join together: |
The merger of these two companies would create the world's biggest accounting firm. |
The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies. |
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to discuss something with someone, often to find out their opinion or to get advice before making a decisionيَتناقَش مع |
Why don’t you talk it over with your parents first? |
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to talk too proudly about something good that you have done or that you ownيَتَبَاهى / يَتَفاخر |
I wish she would stop boasting about her new car. |
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deep wet sand that sucks in anyone trying to walk across it, or an area of sand like this |
It took 50 rescuers two hours to free a runner who got stuck in quicksand. |
They were never going to make any progress while running in quicksand. |
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used to describe an object that has someone's name on it, or that has been made for a particular person: |
His car has a personalized number plate - TJ 1. |
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to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties: |
Neither Jefferson nor Madison was a pacifist, though both strove to keep America at peace. |
Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to. |
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to cause something to continue |
Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy. |
The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design. |
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to speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect: |
You had no right to do it, no right at all," he blustered. |
I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn't really angry with me. |
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a person of the highest social group in some countries |
a noble family related to the queen |
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a person who is very rich and successful in business or industry: |
a well-known shipping magnate |
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to dieيَموت / يهلك |
Hundreds of people perished in the flood. |
She has perished for you many times |
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glass that has been coloured and cut into various shapes to form pictures or patterns, used especially in church windows: |
a stained glass window |
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to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building |
Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war. |
The ceremonies commemorated the 20th anniversary of the founding of the school |
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the land and buildings belonging to a college or universityالحَرَم الجامعي |
Many of the building on the campus of most large universities bear the names of donors |
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In a way that cannot be removed and forgotten |
Ink had indelibly stained his shirt pocket |
His music remains indelibly imprinted in the minds of millions |
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a small piece of equipment that does a particular jobأَداة صَغيرة (تُسْتَخْدَم لأغْراض خاصة) |
a kitchen gadget |
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in a very important wayحَيَوي |
Safety at work is vitally important |
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very good |
What a marvellous idea |
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very large and specialكَبير |
A grand hotel |
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to intentionally destroy a building or other structure because it is not being used or it is not wanted any more: |
They're going to tear down the old hospital and build a new one. |
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the cloth used for covering a seat and/or the substance used for filling it: |
an old sofa with faded green upholstery |
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a design made of two or more letters, usually the first letters of a person’s names, used esp. on clothing and writing paper 📝 |
handkerchiefs/towels with his monogram in the corner |
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large or important enough to be noticedضَخم / كثير |
a considerable amount of money |
He’s considerably fatter than he was the last time I saw him. |
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to be certain that you always do a particular thingيَحْرِص على |
He made a point of learning all the names of his staff. |
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someone whose job is to carry other people’s bags in hotels, stations, etc.حَمّال |
Even porters and other hospital workers are not always easy to find. |
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Man |
A shy chap |
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done quickly and without showing that you care or have much interest: |
She asked a few perfunctory questions about my family and then ended the conversation |
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the quality of being a statesman (= an experienced politician, especially one who is respected for making good judgments) or of being like a statesman |
The president displayed courage, vision and statesmanship in dealing with the crisis. |
Churchill's statesmanship during the Second World War was seen as the greatest success of any 20th Century prime minister. |
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a situation in which you are not aware of what is happening around you |
He disappeared in oblivion |
He drank himself into oblivion |
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clear and easy to see or hearمُمَيَّز / واضح |
The voices gradually became louder and more distinct. |
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to tear something into a lot of small piecesيُمَزِّق شَيئاً ما |
He tore up the paper 📃 🤣 |
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something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone: |
Alex makes all the big decisions - that's his prerogative as company director |
the Royal Prerogative (= the special rights of the ruling king or queen) |
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relating to a large company: |
corporate executives |
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to measure how heavy someone or something isيَزِن |
Can you weigh these apples for me? |
How much do you weigh? |
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an untidy pile of thingsكَوْمة |
A heap of chips |
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to arrange a time when something will happen يحدد |
Should we set a date for the next meeting? |
The next meeting is set for 6 February |
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to give a feeling or quality to something, or to make information known to someone نقل المعرفة |
If the movie has any lesson to impart, it’s that parents shouldn’t aim for perfection |
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