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an action or a piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage |
The tunnel is a remarkable feat of engineering. |
to accomplish/achieve/perform astonishing feats |
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if something that has been wrapped into a ball or around something unwinds or you unwind it, it becomes, or you make it, straight, flat or loose again |
to unwind a ball of string |
He unwound his scarf from his neck. |
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a long, deep hole dug in the ground in which soldiers can be protected from enemy attacks (for example in northern France and Belgium in the First World War) |
life in the trenches |
They had not been prepared for the horrors of trench warfare. |
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the fact of being valuable and useful to people in their lives and work |
Past imperial glories are hardly relevant to the present day. |
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to make a system, an organization, etc. work better, especially in a way that saves money |
The production process is to be streamlined |
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extremely high in level |
World demand for the product is off the charts. |
Enthusiasm for the project soared off the charts. |
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a quality or feature of somebody/something |
Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher. |
The most basic attribute of all animals is consciousness. |
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the force that stops something, for example the wheels of a vehicle, from sliding on the ground |
Traction Traction |
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to throw somebody/something with force |
The explosion pitched her violently into the air. |
The new government has already been pitched into a crisis. |
