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The question *made her suddenly realize she had made a mistake or was wrong about something* Rosy, freezing the smile on her lips.
pull sb up short
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He'll have to *improve in his work, behaviour etc, because it's not good enough* if he wants to pass his exams.
pull his socks up
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Quite a lot of the better restaurants will *tell you that you've done something wrong, or that you must improve in some way* if you're not wearing a tie.
pull you up
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I spent the afternoon in the garden *removing plants and their roots, so that thay cannot grow again* weeds.
pulling up
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*Draw up* a chair - we can go through this report together.
pull up
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We *stopped the car* outside the theatre.
pulled up
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A line of limousines drove slowly past and *stopped* to the gates.
pulled up
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Come and help me *fill with air or gas* the balloons.
blow up
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The tyre needs *filling with air or gas*.
blowing up
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If you've finished with the airbed, I'll *allow all the air to come out*.
et it down
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When he came back to his bike, some idiot had *allowed all the air to come out*.
let his tyres down
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His written work is fine; it's his spoken language that's *making something or someone less succesful by not achieving a good standard*.
letting him down
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It's quite a good film, but the ending *make something or someone less succesful by not achieving a good standard*.
lets it down
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Her wedding night was such a *something disappointing because not as exciting as she expected*.
letdown
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Martin's sisters all went to university, and he feels he's *failed to do something, disappointing other people in his family, team etc* by failing to get a place.
et the side down
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I felt really * somebody failed to do something for me, in a disappointing way* when he didn't turn up for our date.
let down
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The education system is *failing to do something, in a disappointing way* our children
letting down
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My car never *failed to do something, in a disappointing way* all winter.
let me down
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The builder promised that he'd come today, but he's *failed to do something, in a disappointing way* again.
let me down
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The builder promised that he'd come today, but he's *failed to do something, in a disappointing way* again.
let me down
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She *sympathized with* Karen, but she had a family of her own to look after.
felt for
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I *sympathize with* Donnie - it's not easy beeing a teenager.
feel for
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The Blue Aeroplanes had another two members *stop being involved because there are difficulties* from the band last week.
bale out
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Once, when things were going particularly badly, Craig offered to *help to get us out of trouble, especially of giving money*.
bale us out
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When I *weigh everything up*, I think I'm better off working from home.
add everyting up
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If you eat sweets and snacks every day, the calories soon *produce a big total, especially one that is surprisingly big*.
add up
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If she hates him so much, why is she helping him? It simply doesn't *make sense*.
add up
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The facts all seemed to *be true or correct*. He was the only person who could have carried out the murder.
add up
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The sums just *not to seem correct*. Someone had obviously made a mistake.
didn't add up
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As children we are all taught how to read, write, and *to calculate the total of several numbers or amounts*.
add up
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The waiter took our bill away and *calculate the total of several numbers or amouts* again.
added it up
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ignore and not to do anything about something that is acctually not supposed to happen
turn a blind eye to
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not to persuade or impress someone at all, usually when you were hoping it would
not to cut much ice (with someone)
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used in order to say that things or people, often of very different kinds, live, stand, work etc very close together
live / stand / work cheek by jowl (with)
-
to accept that you have to do something that you do not want to do, because you feel you do not have a choice
hold your nose
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able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking
malleable
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in an extremely comfortable position or situation
snug as a bug
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comfortable, warm, an cosy
snug
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highly trained or skilled in a particular activity
accomplished
-
reduction in the density of something, especially air or a gas
rarefaction
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have an effect, especially a negative one; also advance over an area belonging to someone or something else, encroach
impinge
-
disappear or cause to disappear (of a feeling or emotion); also of energy to be lost through its conversion to heat
dissipate
-
throw in various random directions
scatter
-
the full extent of something from end to end
span
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a small spot or patch of colour
speckle
-
a collection of things lying about in an untidy state
clutter
-
to be repeated several times as an echo
reverberate
-
semi-solid colloidal suspension of a solid dispersed in liquid
gel
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an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing
array
-
too great to be overcome
insurmountable
-
state too strongly, exaggerate
overstate
-
semi-solid, somewhat elastic mass
jelly
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the lower part of a person's or animal's cheek, especially when it is fleshy or drooping
jowl
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extremely serious or urgent; also of a very poor quality
dire
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a part of a device that works with a thrusting movement, piston
plunger
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succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty, defeat an opponent
overcome
-
withdraw from an obligation or commitment
bail out of
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in a safe place
out of harm's way
-
inadvertently make a situation worse rather than better
do more harm than good
-
be unhurt or undamaged
come to no harm
-
limitless or endless in space, extent, or size
infinite
-
too powerfull to be defeated or overcome
nvincible
-
a long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person
crutch
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be the deciding factor, make the critical difference
tip the scales
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raise or touch one's hat or cap as a way of greeting or acknowledging someone
tip one's hat (or cap)
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the small perceptible part of a much larger situation that remains hidden
the tip of an iceberg
-
almost but not quite brouht to mind or spoken
on the tip of one's tongue
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overbalance so as to fall or turn over, be or cause to be in a sloping position
tip
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a condition or proviso added to something already agreed
rider
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a swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland
goitre
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tie an animal with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement
tether
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catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane in the nose, caused by a cold or by hay fever
coryza
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bring something to a favourable conclusion
sew something up
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join, fasten, or repair something by making stitches with a needle
sew
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a small tablet taken for sore throats and dissolved in the mouth
lozenge
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move or cause to move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down
waggle
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having or showing a strong unreasoning desire for revenge
vindictive
-
show or prove to be right, reasonable or justified
vindicate
-
anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way
uptight
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not pleasant to taste, difficult to put up with or accept
unpalatable
-
having of showing a feeling af vague or regretful longing
wistful
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having or expressing a desire or hope for something to happen
wishful
-
move or cause to move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down
waggle
-
having or showing a strong unreasoning desire for revenge
vindictive
-
show or prove to be right, reasonable or justified
vindicate
-
anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way
uptight
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not pleasant to taste, difficult to put up with or accept
unpalatable
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leaving no doubt, unambiguous
unequivocal
-
pull hard or suddenly
tug
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walk in a specified way
tread, trod, trod
-
pull along with a rope, chain or tow bar, or by the hand
tow
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a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
throng
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the less important or subsidiary factor, person or thing dominates a situation, the usual roles are reversed
the tail wags the dog
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material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas
tarmac
-
undergo the formation of pus; fester
suppurate
-
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each of a pair of devices attached to each side of a horse's saddle
stirrup
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of breathing, noisy and laboured
stertoruos
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reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly
spill the beans
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reveal copious information to someone in an uninhibited way
spill one's guts
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a metal instrument that is used to dilate an orifice or canal in the body to allow inspection
speculum
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a soft hearted, weak, or sentimental person
softie
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cut something with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes; a suprisingly cheap item, a bargain
snip
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especially of a snake, cast off or shed an old skin or dead skin
slough off
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a flexible strap or belt used in the form of a loop to support or raise a hanging weight
sling
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a ring with letters or a design carved on it
signet ring
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She *was left with a specified feeling, impression, or result after doing something* feeling upset.
came away
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he back of a person or animal's neck; a person with a dirty of untidy appearance
scruff
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having or showing no pity or compassion for others
ruthless
-
make the sound and the movement of vomiting
retch
-
make an attack in return for a similar attack
retaliate
-
concrete in which metal bars or wire is embedded to increase its tensile strenght
reinforced concrete
-
heedless of danger or the consequnces of one's actions
reckless
-
inflammation of the throat, especially an abscess in the region of the tonsils
quinsy
-
be superior to in action or performance
outdo
-
dull the sensitivity of; blunt; deaden
obtund
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to mark with spots or smears of colour
mottle
-
mental activity
mentation
-
cause one to feel an unpleasant sensation resembling something moving over the skin, as a symptom of fear or disgust
make one's skin crawl
-
crude and offensive in a sexual way
lewd
-
cause someone to lose a position of superiority or pre-eminence
knock someone off their perch
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a soldier's or hiker's bag with shoulder straps, carried on the back, made of canvas or other weatherproof material
knapsack
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assess somethin solely with regard to its intrinsic quality rather than other external factors
judge (or consider) something on its merits
-
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but in very harmful effects
insidious
-
of a person or their efforts, persisting tirelessly
indefatigable
-
only just in time
in the nick of time
-
make known; bestow a quality to something
impart
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a structure of hexagonal cells of wax, made by bees to store honey and eggs
honeycomb
-
a person who is paid to kill someone, especially for a criminal or political organzation
hit man
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the space between the top of a vehicle or a person's head and the roof
headroom
-
hinder or impede the movement or progress of
hamper
-
fool or deceive someone
gull
-
scrape and break the surface of the skin
graze
-
sounding harsh and unpleasant, irritating
grating
-
werb - fall, move or hang in a loose and ungainly way .... noun - a heavy, loose and ungainly movemend, or a sound made by it; a total failure
flop
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turn over or cause to turn over with a sudden quick movement
flip
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a projecting flat rim, collar, or rib on an object
flange
-
intrude on, advance gradualy beyond usual or acceptable limits
encroach on / upon
-
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food
emaciated
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dishonest or unreliable
dodgy
-
o fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way
brawl
-
flinch or grow pale from shock, fear or a similar emotion
blanch
-
resulting in good, favourable or advantageous
beneficial
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a huge or monstrous creature, something enormous, especially a large and powerful organization
behemouth
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a heavy iron block with a flat top on which metal can be hammered and shaped; incus
anvil
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a vast number of people or things
a legion of / legions of
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