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to phone somebody that you do not know, in order to sell them something |
Fraudsters would cold-call residents with offers of solar electricity. |
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not asked for and sometimes not wanted |
unsolicited advice |
The record company receives dozens of unsolicited demo tapes each week. |
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to make something start or happen, usually something official [bring something about] |
The government has instigated a programme of economic reform. |
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to give up some of your demands in order to reach an agreement after disagreeing with somebody |
Neither side is prepared to compromise. |
They were unwilling to compromise with the terrorists. |
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a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features; a feature that is similar |
The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump. |
There are no analogies with any previous legal cases. |
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not interesting or exciting [ dull, ordinary] |
a mundane task/job
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I lead a pretty mundane existence. |
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the act or process of changing something from one form, use or system to another |
Their main business is the conversion of farm buildings into family homes. |
Conversion to gas central heating will save you a lot of money. |
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a small quiet place or corner that is sheltered or hidden from other people |
a shady nook in the gardendark woods full of secret nooks and crannies |
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to come together in a group |
Young people often congregate in the main square in the evenings. |
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an extremely large number of things or people |
a multitude of possibilities |
a multitude of birds |
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a number of people or things that are dealt with as a group |
Each summer a new batch of students tries to find work. |
He worked his way through the batch of letters on his desk. |
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to divide something into different parts |
Market researchers often segment the population on the basis of age and social class. |
The worm has a segmented body (= with different sections joined together). |
