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| to pay sb. to work for you |
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| wanting sth. that sb. else has |
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| an event in which sb., esp. sb. important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people |
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| to give sth., esp. money, to a person or an organization in order to help them |
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| sth. engraved or written on a stone, in the front of a book, etc. |
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| a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion |
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| a system for making things in a factory in which the products move past a line of workers who each make or check one part |
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| sb. who has a special skill or special knowledge of a subject, gained as a result of training or experience |
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(cn) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of sth.
(vt) to make liquid or gas move in a particular direction, using a pump |
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1 a public competition for young women in which their appearance,or other qualities are compared and judged
2 an organized public show where people dress in decorated or unusual clothes |
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| very impressive and attractive |
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| a group of people or things, esp. one that is large or impressive |
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(cn)sth. or sb. that is extremely useful or skilled
(vt) to be filled with wonder, admiration, or astonishment, as at sth. surprising or extraordinary |
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1 sth. that is exotic seems unusual and interesting because it is related to a foreign country
2 strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance |
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| to persuade sb. to do sth. that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way |
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| doing sth. without anyone else with you or spending a lot of time alone |
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| take sb.'s breath away (idiom) |
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| used to describe sth. that is overwhelmingly beautiful or amazing |
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1 easy to notice or understand
2 what clearly seems the best thing to do |
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| an idea of what you think sth. should be like. You can imagine it happening. |
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| a favorable response or attitude; official agreement |
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