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aggressive and unfriendly[hostile] |
He is always very belligerent towards me |
a belligerent attitude |
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to be the most important part of the subject that is being discussed |
What is at issue is whether she was responsible for her actions. |
The point at issue is what is best for the child. |
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the quality of saying what you think openly and honestly [Frankness] |
We really don't know what to do about it," she said with surprising candour. |
‘I don't trust him,’ he said in a rare moment of candour. |
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a swear word that many people find offensive that is used to emphasize a comment or an angry statement |
Don't be such a bloody fool. |
‘Will you apologize?’ ‘Not bloody likely!’ (= Certainly not!) |
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very angry |
She sounded extremely irate |
irate customers |
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to kill or injure people, especially in a war Or... (often used in newspapers)to get rid of something that is no longer wanted |
So much blood has been shed (= so many people have been badly hurt or killed) in this war. |
a quick way to shed unwanted pounds (= extra weight or fat on your body) |
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riddle somebody/something (with something) to make a lot of holes in somebody/something |
The car was riddled with bullets. |
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(of a place) to be full of a lot of people or animals, especially when they are all moving around |
Air was seething with hatred |
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to make a formal speech to a group of people Or... to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it |
to address a meeting/conference |
The policy fails to address the needs of the poor. |
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caused by or affected by a violent storm |
tempestuous seas 🌊🌊 |
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to affect somebody/something very strongly |
Fear engulfed her |
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an important day, or a day that you will remember, because of something good that happened then |
birthdays, wedding anniversaries and other red-letter days |
It was a red-letter day for United, who won a place in Saturday’s final. |
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in a very close and friendly way |
The characters in the film become intimately involved in each other's lives |
She was intimately involved in the project. |
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excellent; of very good quality |
His performance was absolutely superb |
a superb player |
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that shocks or upsets you very much |
The news that he was leaving home was absolutely devastating. |
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) to suggest indirectly that something unpleasant is true[imply] |
The article insinuated that he was appointed because of family connections. |
What are you trying to insinuate? |
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to take violent action against the people in power |
The peasants threatened to revolt |
The people revolted against foreign rule and established their own government. |
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if something such as an event or a remark rankles, it makes you feel angry or upset for a long time |
His decision to sell the land still rankled with her. |
It still rankles that she got promoted, and I didn't. |
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) disagreement; arguing |
family discord |
The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord. |
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trying to control other people without considering their opinions or feelings |
He was brought up by a cold and domineering father. |
a domineering manner |
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to keep complaining to somebody about their behaviour or keep asking them to do something |
Stop nagging —I'll do it as soon as I can. |
She had been nagging him to paint the fence. |
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Gall is rudeness. So gallon of a gall would be like you have a lot of rudeness in you. |
A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall |
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unfair or cruel use of power or authority |
The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father. |
Women, the play seems to suggest, must resist the tyranny of domesticity. |
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to make something happen |
Violence begets violence. |
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things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them |
He is supporting a campaign to encourage people to recycle their rubbish. |
garden/household rubbish |
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feelings of hate and a desire to hurt other people, especially because you think that somebody has done something unfair |
They divorced with remarkably little rancour. |
She learned to accept criticism without rancour. |
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(law) a person who defends somebody in court |
Solicitors often appear as advocates in the lower courts. |
Those charged should be represented by trained, qualified legal advocates. |
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to be the beginning of something new or to make something new begin |
The change of management ushered in fresh ideas and policies. |
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a group of people who have been chosen to listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not guilty, or if a claim has been proved: |
members of the jury |
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] to force your way somewhere; to force something somewhere |
He bulldozed his way to victory |
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leave a building, seat, etc., especially so that somebody else can use it |
He sat down in the seat Steve had just vacated. |
Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon on the day of departure. |
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a legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent |
The lease expires/runs out next year. |
to take out a lease on a house 🏠 |
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Occupants |
Other tenants had tried it |
The decorating was done by a previous tenant |
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all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group |
medical/nursing/teaching/coaching staff |
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a person who has a position with less authority and power than somebody else in an organization |
the relationship between subordinates and superiors |
He always confers with his subordinates before making decisions. |
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a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply |
a privatized electricity utility |
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too much of something that reduces the effect it has |
There is a danger of overkill if you plan everything too carefully. |
Should I add an explanation, or would that be overkill? |
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an event, experience, etc. that is surprising and shows you something that you did not already know |
Travelling around India was a real eye-opener for me. |
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to make something empty or dry by removing the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way |
The swimming pool drains very slowly |
Leave the dishes to drain |
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a space surrounded on all sides by walls and a roof for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures |
It's like a furnace (= very hot) in here! |
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more than is necessary, reasonable or acceptable |
The increase will not be in excess of (= more than) two per cent. |
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A subdivision is also an area of land containing many homes built at about the same time: |
We moved to a brand-new subdivision in 1965. |
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the state of being legally responsible for something |
The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters. |
The company has liabilities to its employees. |
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a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters; these stories considered as a group |
Aesop’s Fables |
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a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top. |
She burst in to the room like a tornado. |
Tornadoes ripped into the southern United States yesterday. |
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remove liquid from the surface of something using a cloth |
He took out a handkerchief to mop his brow (= to remove the sweat). |
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extreme anger that often includes violent behaviour |
Her eyes blazed with fury. |
Fury over tax increases (= as a newspaper headline) |
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easy to see or understand [obvious] |
It was apparent from her face that she was really |
Their devotion was apparent |
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a definite decision to do or not to do something |
Have you made any New Year's resolutions (= for example, to give up smoking from 1 January)? |
She made a resolution to visit her relatives more often. |
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to damage the good opinion people have of somebody/something |
Reputations can be easily tarnished. |
He hopes to improve the newspaper's somewhat tarnished public image. |
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to talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect |
I don't know what you're talking about,’ he blustered. |
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