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authoritative [ə'θɔrətetɪv]
Except,I mean,you could use it, but not use it as authoritative. |
having authority or ascendancy or influence. |
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clear throat
Have you ever heard someone cough and immediately felt the need to clear yourthroat? |
make the throat comfortable. |
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field of vision
Widen one's field of vision. |
all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment. |
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jerk [dʒɝk]
Don't jerk the box up,pull it up smoothly. |
pull, or move with a sudden movement. |
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moan [mon]
Why did you choose to piss and moan that others do something you do yourself?
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indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure. |
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pleadingly ['plidɪŋli]
She glances down the hall, closes his door, kneels pleadingly. |
in a beseeching manner. |
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poll [pol]
Who else do they poll for? |
vote in an election at a polling station. |
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propel [prə'pɛl]
Li's win is set to propel her into the world's top 10 for the first time. |
cause to move forward with force. |
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remainder [rɪ'mendɚ]
Take 4 from 9 and the remainder is 5. |
something left after other parts have been taken away |
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remedy ['rɛmədi]
Your only remedy is to go to law. |
set straight or right. |
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sob [sɑb]
She choked back a sob. |
weep convulsively. |
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steady ['stɛdi]
However, the pattern is far from steady. |
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall. |
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straighten up ['stretn]
Straighten up your desk, rearranging pencils may not be a form of procrastination. after all.
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make something back to normal. |
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with ease [iz]
In the end, it didn't matter as United closed the game out with ease. |
Do something easily. |
