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| a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well |
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| a person who is able to suffer pain or trouble without complaining or showing what they are feeling |
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1. the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.
2. (formal or humorous) death |
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| of great importance because other things depend on it |
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| (literary)(of hair) pale yellow |
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1. (of work, activities, etc.) in which you spend a lot of time sitting down
2. (of people) spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving |
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| a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve |
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| a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity |
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| great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a delicate way |
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| not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future |
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| determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something |
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| attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way |
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| (literary) a person’s face |
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| (formal) to guess or suppose something using the evidence you have, without definitely knowing |
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| (formal or literary) to annoy or irritate somebody |
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| (formal) the quality of being good and of deserving praise, reward or admiration |
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| the main or general meaning of a piece of writing, a speech or a conversation |
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| (formal) happening by chance, especially a lucky chance that brings a good result |
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| (formal) (of a word) to suggest a feeling, an idea, etc. as well as the main meaning |
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| (formal or humorous) to read something, especially in a careful way |
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| [often passive] (formal) to free somebody, especially from legal, political or social restrictions |
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| to make somebody/something seem less bad |
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| a piece of broken glass, metal, etc. |
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| (formal or literary) angry or violent disagreement between two people or groups of people |
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| a special liking for something |
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| (formal) a person or company that makes or sells clothes or cloth |
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