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a deeply felt request for money, help or information that is needed immediately, especially one made by a charity or by the police |
He made an emotional appeal to voters. |
Police are making a fresh appeal to the public for any information that may help them. |
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to steal from a bank, shop, etc. using a gun |
Masked men held up a security van in South London yesterday. |
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a legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc., and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow |
to apply for/take out/pay off a mortgage |
He's been having trouble keeping up with his monthly mortgage repayments. |
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a person who believes that a perfect life, situation, etc. can be achieved, even when this is not very likely |
He's too much of an idealist for this government. |
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a judgement or opinion about the value or quality of somebody/something |
Who is the best candidate in your estimation? |
Since he left his wife he's certainly gone down in my estimation (= I have less respect for him). |
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using a logical method of thinking about something in order to understand it, especially by looking at all the parts separately |
She has a clear analytical mind |
an analytic approach to the problem |
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a period of time between two events during which something different happens |
a romantic interlude (= a short romantic relationship) |
Apart from a brief interlude of peace, the war lasted nine years. |
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annoyed or disappointed because something has happened to upset you |
disgruntled employees |
left feeling disgruntled at the way I'd been treated. |
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to enter a fight, a discussion or an argument in an aggressive or not very sensitive way |
The police waded into the crowd with batons |
You shouldn't have waded in with all those unpleasant accusations. |
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to suddenly become very angry |
He seems to fly off the handle about the slightest thing these days. |
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to form a judgement or an opinion about somebody/something |
She knew that he was looking at her, sizing her up. |
He sized up the situation very quickly |
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an action that involves risk but that could have a good result: |
Homebuyers who are willing to take a gamble that interest rates will stay low can get a mortgage at less than 3%. |
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when a sum of money is due, it must be paid immediately |
Payment is due on 1 October. |
Membership fees are now due for the coming year. |
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to give somebody/something special rights or advantages that others do not have |
education policies that privilege the children of wealthy parents |
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to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to |
He failed to live up to his parents' expectations. |
The team called ‘The No-Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name. |
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to stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do |
Please refrain from smoking. |
They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence. |
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achieving success very quickly |
a meteoric career |
a meteoric rise to fame |
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person who writes articles for a magazine, book or website, or who talks on a radio or television programme or at a meeting |
a regular contributor to this magazine |
I am a contributor to several blogs. |
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a person who usually doubts that claims or statements are true, especially those that other people believe in |
I am a born sceptic |
He was unable to convince the sceptics in the audience. |
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producing emotions such as sympathy, romantic love, or being sad, which may be too strong or not appropriate; feeling these emotions too much |
a slushy, sentimental love story |
Her book is honest without being sentimental. |
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in a very direct way, without trying to be polite or kind |
To put it bluntly, I want a divorce. |
‘Is she dead?’ he asked bluntly |
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to let somebody know what you think or mean |
He has already intimated (that) he intends to retire. |
He has already intimated to us his intention to retire. |
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to make people become friends again after an argument or a |
The pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology. |
He has recently been reconciled with his wife. |
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to fail to do something that you legally have to do, especially by not paying a debt |
defaulting borrowers/tenants |
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in an extreme way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on something |
Things have started to go drastically wrong. |
Output has been drastically reduced. |
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never wrong; never making mistakes |
Doctors are not infallible |
an infallible method of memorizing things |
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the state of being forced to do something because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc. |
We will send you an estimate for the work without obligation (= you do not have to accept it). |
You are under no obligation to buy anything. |
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get money or some advantage from somebody by cheating them |
They chiseled him out of hundreds of dollars. |
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having a future that has been decided or planned at an earlier time, especially by fate |
She seemed destined to become a very rich woman. |
He was destined for a military career, like his father before him. |
