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the ability to control your thoughts and actions in order to achieve what you want to do |
Heβs intelligent but heβs got no willpower. |
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the practice of not allowing yourself something, especially food, alcoholic drinks or sex, for moral, religious or health reasons |
total abstinence from strong drink |
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to become or make somebody completely involved in something |
immersed herself in her work. |
I immediately immersed myself in the task |
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coming from or connected with God or a god |
divine law/love/will |
divine intervention (= help from God to change a situation) |
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a person or spirit that gives a writer, painter, etc. ideas and the desire to create things [ inspiration] |
He felt that his muse had deserted him (= that he could no longer write, paint, etc.). |
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βin a tired way, as if you want to sleep |
She yawned drawsily π₯± |
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if a person or their voice is hoarse, their voice sounds rough and unpleasant, especially because of a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection) |
His voice was hoarse with exhaustion. |
a hoarse cough/cry/scream |
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(of somebodyβs voice) having a rough sound, as if the person has a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection)[croaky] |
I don't want you to lose that raspy voice of yours |
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a lack of something; the fact of there not being enough of something. |
There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject. |
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