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used to say what you think is the likely situation:They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.Presumably he just forgot to send the letter.

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something on sale at a lower price than its true value:This coat was half-price - a real bargain.The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.

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to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like:She bitterly resented her father's new wife.[ + -ing verb ] He resents having to explain his work to other people. I resented Tom winning the prize to resent smb for smth =for Tom`s winning

extremely happy about something:[ + that ] I was thrilled that so many people turned up to the party.

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coming later than expected:a belated apologyThey did make a belated attempt to reduce the noise.Belated birthday greetings!

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never having happened or existed in the past:This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.

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to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something:to curtail your holiday/spendingWith all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed.

to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten:You’d better brush up on your French before going to Paris.

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1.appearing to be something, especially when this is not true:He remains confident and seemingly untroubled by his recent problems.​2.according to the facts that you know:The factory closure is seemingly inevitable.Seemingly, she's gone to live with another man.

to force someone to do something:[ + to infinitive ] As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.formal The new circumstances compelled a change in policy.

someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants:She was taken/held hostage by the gunmen.

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1.x 2.Health officials put the blame for the disease on (= say that the reason for the disease is) poor housing conditions. 3.to be the reason for something that happens:The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage.

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These toys will be around for a year or two, then fade/slide/sink into oblivion.

similar to each other:The children all look very alike.

rich:Her family was very well off. having very little money:  We're a bit hard up at the moment so we're not thinking about holidays.

to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable:We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three.

unable to read and write:A surprising percentage of the population is illiterate.

wrapped in paper, especially so that it can be sent by post:a food parcelThe parcel was wrapped in plain brown paper.

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a situation where people get very angry or worried about something that is not importantI think it's all a storm in a teacup - there's probably no danger to public health at all.

to pass the blame (to someone else); to give the responsibility (to someone else).Don't try to pass the buck! It's your fault, and everybody knows it.

to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them.Is he really angry with me or do you think he's just pulling my leg?

to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something:We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe.The sign on the wall said "Please refrain from smoking."

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to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider:The proposals that you have put forward deserve serious consideration.I wasn't convinced by any of the arguments that he put forward.

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the death penalty

to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it:His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him.His publishers made him revise his manuscript three times.

to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know how to behave for a short time:I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.The news really took us aback.

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1.to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces:She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers.The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble.​2.[ I ] to become weaker in strength or influence:Support for the government is crumbling.

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