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mascot |
to bring luck |
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canoe |
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wedge |
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she wedged the door. I can't wear wedged shoes |
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give a wedgie |
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futon |
/كنبه سرير futon |
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incessent |
ceaseless, constant |
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relent |
yield and become lenient |
Because my father is very angry, he won't relent on my harsh punishment. Hopefully the judge will relent and allow me to post bail. Despite the threat of a lawsuit, the racist man wouldn't relent and allow minorities to rent his apartments. |
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gills |
for breathing in the water |
# green around the gills =nauseous |
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your funeral |
انت الجاني علي نفسك |
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pry |
open |
she has it in her hand, pry them and bring me it |
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hone in |
focus on,home in (to perfect it ) |
you hone in your listening skill. |
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money-laundering |
transfer illegal money into legitimate one |
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light-hearted |
amusing |
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agitate |
stir, stir up (fluster, tense sbd up) |
Don't agitate the coffe when it brewing to get a perfect foam.
the thought of questioning Toby agitated him extremely" she was wringing her hands in agitation" |
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ferment |
يخمر (بيعد عن الهواء) «beer, dough» |
"the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos". the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol". we need yeast to ferment the dough |
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when in Rome |
when in Rome, you act like its people |
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horrendous |
atrocious, horrible, |
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crust |
# cover, outer layer of (bread, earth, snow) # crusty(irritable sbd)
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frat |
abrv,(fraternity)
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I won't go to landon and attend that dull conference, listening to crusty frat |
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fart |
wind from the anus.a boring or contemptible person. |
"he was such an old fart" |
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batch |
arrange (things) in sets or groups. n. v |
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excursion |
trip, tour |
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embark |
board ,comence |
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fine-tune |
make small adjustments to (something) in order to achieve the best or a desired performance. |
we need to fine-tune the (relationship,world, mind,personality calibrate. |
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burnish |
polish by rubbing (metal, perfect ( |
burnish (reputation, skill, resumé, field, |
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brush up |
hone perfect (knowledge, skill, |
i need to brush up and burnish my resumé. |
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refine |
يكرر , يحسن tweak, modify, adjust |
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ameliorate |
meliorate(make sth bad better) better |
As a counselor, it was his job to try and meliorate the relationship between the two family members. |
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to perfect |
better polish (up) burnish hone refine consummate ameliorate brush up fine-tune meliorate |
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consummate |
complete adj v |
they did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place" she was clad in consummate elegence |
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calibrate |
gauge meticulously elaborately |
Since one of my tires looks a little flat, I’m going to take my car to the shop so a mechanic can calibrate the tire pressure. 2. The hospital pharmacist knows how important it is to calibrate the IV medications correctly. |
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stand-off |
situation, neither side want to agree |
they've got divorce,not just that.they have stand-off. they clash any compromise |
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coup |
انقلاب مفاجئ علي (حكومه، منصب قوه) انجاز صعب feat, riot |
"he was overthrown in an army coup" it was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract" |
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woes |
worries, isses ويلات too formal |
the pandemic adds to Syria' woes |
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tune in |
listen or watch (podcast, tv show ) |
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depict |
represent |
youth is depicted as a time of vitality and good health. paintings depicting Old Testament scenes
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notch |
شق |
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top-notch |
excellent, high quality 👍 |
the restaurant was top-notch and the hotel as well |
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whodunnit |
a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end. |
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hype |
advertise praise sth alot in (newspaper,.. n. v |
his first album hit the stores amid a storm of hype" this movie has a loads of hype |
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protagonist |
زعيم قضية ما، بطل (فيلم رواية مسرحيه |
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bunker |
غرفة محصنة تحت الأرض, حفره الجولف |
fill the fuel bunker of the ship. in 1960's there were a riot of bunkers during the english conquer |
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my ribs hurt watching |
It cracks me up make me laugh |
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absolve |
exorenate, vindicate declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment. |
"the pardon absolved them of any crimes" |
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zilch |
zero none |
I honestly don't know. I know zilch |
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put out |
agree to have sex |
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evict |
expel legally from (property |
my mom aspires to evict the tenant. |
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encore |
extra song after the performance. to shout for extra song. |
we were shouting for an extra encore . |
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sync |
synchronize. , abrv move or happen together at the same time and speed |
the performer were in sync. they move together and sing at the same timing. it was fabulous |
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hopscotch |
figuratively: to surpass in a competion |
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sublet |
a contract under which a tenant rents out their apartment to another individual while their name is still on the lease. |
monica is subletting her grandma apartment |
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spandex |
=lycra |
coozies are made of lycra. my gym outfit is totally spandex |
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condo |
an owned fancy apartment |
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smarmy |
extremely polite or helpful or showing a lot of respect in a way that is annoying or insincere |
She was trying to be friendly, but she just seemed smarmy and insincere |
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douse |
dowse, immerse, dunk extinguish fire |
the lights was doused and nobody needed it, what an extravagant family. Douse the light, I wanna catch some zees.
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memento |
object that you keep to remember a (person, place, or event): . |
I kept a seashell as a memento of our holiday. souvenir(for places) there are some musical mementos of him |
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sciatic |
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focus on my sciatic area |
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premise |
1-hypothesis 2-theory 3-premise |
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ferocious |
aggressive, truculent, severe, acute شرس |
I have a ferocious headache. you're such a ferocious sadistic brutal |
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barf |
vomit, puke, |
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lurch |
×march |
they left him in the lurch, when he needed them the most. |
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meet sbd half way |
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elite |
best selected group in abilities and qualities to the rest of a group or society. |
the elite of Britain's armed forces |
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posterize |
type of images when the player pass the defender |
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correspondent |
مراسل منتظم (penpal, reporter, newswriter) |
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notorious |
famous or well known,for ( bad quality or deed.) |
"Los Angeles is notorious for its smog" |
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pique |
whet, kindle (curiosity, interest) rile up, |
piqué |
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concrete |
خرسانهn.v محسوسabstract, tangible (physical) specific, define |
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kleptomeniac |
مهووس بالسرقه |
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render |
make, give (service, help |
Both passengers were rendered unconscious in the accident. The sight of her rendered him speechless. He witnessed a car accident and stopped to render aid. |
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collateral |
n, guarantee adj, secondary جانبي secondary جانبي
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she put her house up as collateral for the bank loan" no human collateral damage |
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anguish |
severe mental or physical pain or sufferingعذاب،كرب
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the anguish of lost. he lingered on in misery and anguish having angst and feeling anguish exacerbate it |
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expiate |
make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing). كفر عن
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redeem "their sins must be expiated by sacrifice". he is adopting him as penance for litigating and being embroiled in his confinement.that's best way to expiate his guilt
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propitiate |
إرضاء الله gain his appease |
I'm trying to placate and propitiate allah by expiating my sins.
expiate guilt, propitiate wrath |
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quench |
يروي (fire, thirst, desire) يكتم stifle, suppress يبرد (معدن مولع محمر في المايه بسرعه) #quench the third of |
extinguish, douse or quench the fire. get it by any word.
Stop quenching and stifling your feeling and being in anguish, for the most part, talk to me and vent about your self
expose the pole to heat, then quench it swiftly as you can.
quench your thirst of knowledge |
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purgatory |
state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. مرحله التطهير الأليمه تطهير الذنوب n. adj |
"all her sins were forgiven and she would not need to go to Purgatory".
any religion that says you must pay us to get out of pergatory and get expiated |
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encyclopedia |
a book or set of books (giving information on many subjects or many aspects of one subject) |
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nod along |
to move your head up and down (with song or to express comprehending) |
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quiche |
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varsity |
abrv, university |
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phlegm |
mucus, snot / clamness, self-control, apathetic |
plegm and determination carried them though many difficult situations. |
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apathetic |
indifferent, unconcerned and showing no interest or enthusiasm |
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cloves |
قرنفل |
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bile |
المرارة |
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dissuade |
persuade *sbd to not do *sth |
she is driven and determined. you can't dissuade her from her target |
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irresolute |
hesitant, indecisive, undetermined |
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leave sbd at the alter |
to abandan sbd and turn down the marriage |
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moon |
moon about (to loaf, squander, procrastinate)
moon (at) to expose your buttocks to sbd to insult or amuse
pine, fantasize |
the crew dropped their trousers and mooned at them.
I don't want her mooning about in the morning"
Timothy's mooning over her like a schoolboy" |
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infatuated |
have crush |
she is infatuated with a handsome police. you're mooning over her. Wow! I see such an infatuated and smitten teenage here. yep, you're head over heel in love |
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couterfoil |
th epart of a receipt that is torn off and kept to record |
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ashtray |
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stub |
remains of (pencils, cigarette) to extinguish (cigarette
counterfoil strike your toe |
the ashtray was fraight of stubs. stub the cigarette, now. I have ticket stubs of the first day of our relationship. Oh my gosh, I've stubbed my toe. talón |
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equator |
دائره الاستواء |
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fag |
cigarette, gay, weary work v.adj.n a junior pupil at a puplic school does minor chores for a senior for money
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it is too much of a fag to drive all the way back again. he didn't have to fag away in a lab to get the right answer. a fag at school who has suffered a well-earned beating.
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a nother notch in the belt |
when you sleep with someone you make a notch to track how many there are |
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streaker |
person who runs naked through a public place in order to attract attention or to express strong disapproval of something: |
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cliché |
overuse and trite phrase boring person |
The biggest cliché of the world is that time heals everything. My mother died four years ago but not a single wound in my heart has been healed.
giving 🍫 and 🌹 in valentine's are cliché . |
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platitude |
moral statement has been used frequently. trite, banal, cliché |
he masks his disdain for her with platitude about how she should believe in herself more. "don't judge a book by its cover".it's the most platitude and cliché.😴it's trite and banal.you're actually saying it as a perfunctory.😅you can't sleep with a hideous girl. touchtouch |
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arcade |
game ,covered passage with arches |
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anatomy |
تشريح dissect (cut off a part and study it/ analyse sth in detail) |
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stigma |
وصمه عار |
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abortion |
اجهاض |
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masturbate |
n. v العده السريه |
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incendiary |
حارق (conflict, exciting ) |
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formidable |
tremendous, colossal, dreadful (inspiring fear |
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turmoil |
state of disturbance, confusion |
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infant |
رضيع |
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dubious |
doubting |
that sounds like an dubious idea to me so feel free to suggest something better. |
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straddle |
امتطي( تفتح رجللك) |
like so many straddle east and west |
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fortress |
castle |
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patriarchy |
سلطه الرجال |
in patriarchy, boys are boys they can have sex |
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hymen |
غشاء البكاره |
she has to turn up with her hymen intact |
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legion |
حشد جيش |
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roach |
bug صرصور |
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detergent |
washing-up liquid |
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dreidel |
jewish childish game |
Rachel spinnig the dreidel |
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mitten |
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hedge |
protection buffer against financial loss «investment, bet n. v |
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mainstream |
conventional (activities, ideas) n. adj. v |
vegetarian has been mainstreamed. the majority of children who have disability attend mainstream classrooms in public schools.
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mystical |
روحاني |
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pomegranate |
granada |
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panther |
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elope |
run away to marry |
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surrogate |
substitute. person deputizing for another in a specific role or officeنائب |
she is the surrogate for our baby. he is surrogate for the judge |
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erogenous zones |
sensitive sexually |
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endometrial |
بطانة الرحمendometrial layer
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pay the piper |
To pay the consequences for self-indulgent behavior: |
“If you stay up late at night to watch TV, in the morning you will have to pay the piper.” cough it up, pay the piper. |
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scotch tape |
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embryo |
a fetus in first 2 months |
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crapulence |
hangover |
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wallow |
or bask indulge |
"I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel" he was free to wallow in his crapulence |
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axiom |
statement doesn't need proof cuz it's true. |
"you can't give, what you don't have". the old axiom was misleading. it wasn't easy |
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dimension |
بعد، جانب n ,يضع أبعاد v |
we must focus on the cultural dimensions of the problem. "the seats and backrests are dimensioned to withstand high loads from items such as unsecured luggage" |
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weiner |
sausage, dinkle, |
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forestall |
prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action. head off |
he would've spoken but she forestalled him. forestalled critics by offering a defense of the project. I'll do preemptive strike
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ounce |
28.3495 gram |
"melt three ounces of butter in a large frying pan" Robyn summoned up every ounce of strength" |
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badminton |
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moss |
طحالب |
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maleficent |
so evil |
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biomes |
are (sea,/ dessert/, forest)
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deodorant |
مزيل عرق |
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numerous |
عديد |
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slur |
insult, |
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lay it on thick |
sadfishing, milk it |
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preemptive |
intened to forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy. |
"a pre-emptive strike" |
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rural |
× ubran (civilian) |
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obstetric |
related to childbirth |
an obstetric hospital |
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embroidery |
تطريز، مطرز n. افوره exaggerated description bordado |
fanciful embroidery of the facts my mother decided I should learn embroidery. it has some embroideries on it
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anecdote |
amusing real short story abou sbd |
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zucchini |
كوسه calabacines |
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impartial |
treating all rivals or disputants equally. |
he is neutral impartial person |
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knickers |
panties, Br |
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cockpit |
comparment for.. |
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stewardess |
flight attendant |
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bellyacheing |
complain noisily or persistently. |
"Heads of Department bellyaching about lack of resources, such a cantankerous" |
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hiatus |
a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity. |
"there was a brief hiatus in the war with France" |
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mob |
horde, crowd n. v |
a mob of protests. people was mobbing me. |