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βonly just; almost not |
I can scarcely believe it. |
He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang. |
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(of a book, film, etc.) frightening in an exciting way |
I heard a spine-chilling laugh from the second floor |
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to obtain something, especially with difficulty |
She managed to procure a ticket for the concert. |
They procured us a copy of the report. |
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to write or cut words, your name, etc. onto something |
The prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first page. |
The trophy was inscribed with his name. |
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to make a rough unpleasant sound |
a rasping cough/voice |
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βin a happy way because of something good you have done or something bad that has happened to somebody else |
He gleefully told me about all the different diseases that I could catch. |
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βtaking unnecessary risks |
It would be foolhardy to sail in weather like this |
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enlarge image something that tricks your eyes and makes you think that you can see something that is not there, or makes you see something as different from what it really |
optical illusion |
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to break or break something into very small pieces |
Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble. |
She crumbled the dry earth into fine powdery dust. |
