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consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted [dependable] |
He was a very reliable and honest man who would never betray anyone. |
a reliable friend |
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tending to do something; likely to do something |
He's inclined to be lazy |
They'll be more inclined to listen if you don't shout. |
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muse (about/on/over/upon something) to think carefully about something for a time, ignoring what is happening around you |
I sat quietly, musing on the events of the day |
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impossible to imagine or believe[unthinkable] |
It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem. |
Then the inconceivable happened—I lost my job. |
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(of a person or an expression) sad or depressed Or... Eyes down |
A group of downcast men stood waiting for food. |
Eyes downcast, she continued eating. |
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a kind of harpsichord (= an early type of musical instrument), played like a piano |
She plays the spinet very well |
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walk somewhere together as a group |
After lunch we all trooped down to the beach. |
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a small shallow round dish that a cup stands on; an object that is like this in shape |
cups and saucers |
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cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it |
I can't get the lid off this jar |
They use old dustbin lids as drums. |
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fastened or decorated with a buckle (= a piece of metal used to fasten a belt or strap): |
He wore old-fashioned buckled shoes 👞 |
a tightly buckled belt |
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a woman’s formal shoe that is plain and does not cover the top part of the foot |
ballet pumps |
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woman’s dress, especially a long one for special occasions |
She was dressed in a long flowing gown. |
an evening/a wedding gown |
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a piece of artificial hair that is worn on the head, for example to hide the fact that a person is bald, to cover somebody’s own hair, or by a judge and some other lawyers in some courts of law |
Do you think she was wearing a wig? |
Who's that man in the wig? |
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covered in very soft fur or feathers 🪶 |
a little fluffy kitten |
fluffy white clouds |
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to make a piece of music by mixing sounds from different recordings or... to replace the original speech in a film or television programme with words in another language Or... to give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way |
an American movie dubbed into Italian |
The media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’. |
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used to refer to the second of two things or people mentioned(last one) |
The latter point is the most important. |
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to hold something tightly in your hand ✋️ |
They clasped hands (= held each other's hands). |
He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together. |
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to walk proudly with your head up and chest out to show that you think you are important |
The players strutted and posed for the cameras |
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used when asking somebody politely to do something(please) |
What is the answer, prithee? |
"Prithee, friend, leave me alone with my patient," said the doctor. |
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(old use) used to mean ‘you will’, when talking to one person |
Wilt thou accompany thy fair lady |
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The vise is used to hold an object in place while work is done on it. |
He held my arm in a vise-like (= very firm) grip. |
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] to push somebody/something with your finger or with a pointed object |
She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up. |
She finally prodded him into action. |
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to meet somebody by chance |
I bumped into Simon this morning |
In the dark I bumped into a chair. |
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a person who goes onto somebodys land without their permission |
The notice read: ‘Trespassers will be prosecuted |
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