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swot up (sth)
pick sb/sth out
give sth of
brood in
tick sb of
tick sb of
strip (sth) out
come down on sb/sth
come in or sth
hanker ater/or sth
whip sth up
send (of/away) or/to sth
orge ahead
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to learn as much as you can about a subject, especially before an examination
to recognize, nd or make a choice among dierent people or things in a group
Can you pick out the three deliberate mistakes in this paragraph?
The critics picked him out as the outstanding male dancer of the decade.
to produce heat, light, a smell or a gas
That tiny radiator doesn't give o much heat.
to think about something for a period of time
US informal to annoy someone
It really ticks me off when she doesn't keep her promises.
[ M ] UK informal to speak severely to and criticize someone who has done something wrong
I had to tick him off for being late again.
remove completely
If you can strip out all the excess wording, you'll have a better report in the end
to punish or criticize a person or activity very strongly
to receive blame or criticism
!he director has come in for a lot of criticism over his handling of the aair
yo have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it
"hat did you hanker after most when ou were in prison# $ %ven after all these years, I still
to encourage people to get emotional about something
to write to an organization or place to ask them to send you something
I've sent o for a catalogue $ "e had to send o to Ireland for a replacement part
to suddenly make a lof of progress with something
!he organizers are forging ahead with a programme of public events
to depend on something
She's at home, swotting up on her maths.
I wouldn't brood in the bad news if I were you &ust forget it and get on with your life
!he authorities plan to come down hard on truancy in future
The newspapers have been accused of whipping their readers up into an emotional frenzy about immigration.
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!he safety of air travel hangs partly on the thoroughness of baggage checking
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stay overnight/stay the night
on the market
on the ace o it
never live sth down
make a point o doing sth
new/resh blood
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to sleep somewhere for one night
"e've arranged to stay overnight at my sister's house
available for sale
used when you are describing how a situation seems on the surface
(n the face of it, it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hidden costs
to be unable to stop feeling embarrassed about something you have done
I wish I'd never opened my mouth in the meeting - I'm never going to live it down!
to always do something or to take particular care to do something
)he makes a point of keeping all her shopping receiptspeople who join an organization and who can provide new ideas and energy
!he company has brought in some new blood in an eort to revive its fortunes
"e're condent that when the new product comes on the market it will do well
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in a ash
a ash in the pan
put one’s oot down
in the long/medium/short term
the aorementioned
hit the nail on the head
wouldn't be seen dead
be beside the point
on balance
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*uickly or suddenly
!he teacher asked a *uestion and the answer came to me in a +ash
something that happened only once or for a short time and was not repeated
!heir victory turned out to be a +ash in the pan as they went on to lose their next matches
to be rm about something
I put my feet down and refused to let him smoke in the house
for a long, medium or short period of time in the future
Taking this decision will cost us more in the short term, but will be beneficial in the long term.
the person or people mentioned earlier
The aforementioned was/were seen waiting outside the building.
to describe eactly what is causing a situation or problem
I think ick hit the nail on the head when he said that what's lacking from this company is a feeling of confidence.
!f someone wouldn"t be seen dead in a particular place or doing a particular thing, they would never do it, usually bec
to be in no way connected to the subject that is being discussed
-et's stick to discussing whether the road should be built at all !he exact cost is beside the
after thinking about all the dierent facts or opinions
I would say that, on balance, it hasn't been a bad year
I wouldn't be seen dead wear ing a dress like that.
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verb
characterize
colour
approve,disapprove
comprehend
agree,disagree
contributedepend
name,rename
condition
embitter
represent
manage
enable,able,disable
promote
conserve
perform
publish
publicize
demonstrate
full
negotiate
ac*uire
overreact,react
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forgive
outlaw
recount,count
post
specify
single
compel
predict
mistreat,treat
guide
presume
resist
e*ualize
realize
colour
liberate
defend
discontinue,continue
redirect,direct
apply
invalid,valid,invalidate,validate
rework,work
dismiss
devalue,value
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expand
nourish
time
fear
aspire
revolutionise
reverse
break
enthuse
repair
overstate,state
replay,play,outplay
deepen
respond
override,ride
brighten
enforce,force
remove,move
base
argue
substantiate
oppose
regulate
change
clear
spot
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train
pass
process
discipline
devote
lengthen
fre*uent
outweigh,weigh
sweeten
wash
hesitate
dier,dierentiate
prepare
lose
impress
refresh,freshen
act
accustom
ice
eect
measure
dene
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compare
shame
consult
characterize
circle,circulate
dramatize
contribute
stimulate
diversify
note
revolutionise
*uestion,*uestionnaire
trouble
defeat
guard
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noun
consultant,consultancy,consultantion
character,characteristic,characterization
colour,colouring
approval,disapproval
distinction,distinctiveness
comprehension,comprehensibility
agreement,disagreement
regular,regularity,irregularity,regulation
contribution,contributordependant,dependence,independence,dependency
name
condition,predoncition,conditioner,conditioning
bitter,bitterness
beauty,beautician
representation
probability
management
ability,disability,inability
promoter,promotion
conservation,conservatory
performance,performer
publisher,publishing,publication
public,publication,publicist,publicity
demonstration,demonstrator
fulllment,fullled,unfullled
negotiator,negotiation
ac*uisition
reactor,reaction
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neighbourhood,neighbour,neighbourliness
face,faceless,facing
forgiveness
law,lawyer,outlaw,lawlessness
recount,count
post,postage
specications
single,singles
compulsion
hero,heroine,heroismpractitioner,practicalities
prediction
treat,mistreatment,treatment
unity,reunion,reunication,unication
guidance,guideline
presumption
resistance
ine*uality,e*uality
realism,realist,unreality,reality,realization
colour,colouring
liberty,liberal
defender,defendant,defence
continuation,continuity
directness,direction,director,directory
applicant,application
validity,validation
work,workaholic,worker,workings
dismissal
value,values,valuables,valuation
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expanse,expansion
nourishment
overtime,time,timer,timing
fear
aspiration
revolution
worth
reversal,reverse
outbreak,break,breakage,breakaway
fundamentals,fundamentalist,fundamentalismenthusiasm,enthusiast
disrepair,repair
understatement,statement
interplay,play,replay,player,playfulness
deep,depth
respondent,response,responsiveness
ride,rider,riding
bright,brightness
force
move,movement,removalremover
base,basics,basis
argument
substance
opposition,opposite
regulation
change
underworld,world
clarity,clearance,clearing
spot
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trainer,trainee,training,retraining
overpass,underpass,passage,passing,passer.by
procession,processor,processing
disciplinarian,discipline
devotee
length
essence,essentials
infre*uency,fre*uency
weight,weights
sweetener,sweetness
washer,washing
hesitation,hesitancy
secret,secrecy
extreme,extremism,extremist,extremity
dierence,indierence,dierentiation,dierential
preparation,preparations
loser,loss
impression
refreshments,freshness
act,action,inaction,interaction,reaction,transaction
historian,history
habit
customer,custom,customs
technicality,technicalities,technician,techni*ue
ice,icicle,icing
ineectiveness,eectiveness,eect
measure,measurement
heart
denition
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national,multinational,nationalism,nationalist,nationality,nationalization
advice,adviser
simplicity,simplication
importance
dissatisfacion,satisfaction
thought,thoughtfulness
operation,cooperation,cooperative,operative,operator
punishment
apology
indecision,decision
precision
consideration
continuation,continuity
fruition,fruit
observer,observation,observatory
dislike,liking,likeness
practitioner
presumption
memory,memorial,memoir
width
sick,sickness
knowledge
moral,morals,immorality,mortality
reminder,mind,minder
insignicance,insignicance
intelligence
inspiration
inaccuracy,accuracy
event,non.event
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comparison
shame
consultancy,consultant,consultation
characteristic,characterization
circle,semicircle,circulation
vision,visibility,visionary
dramatization,dramatist
contribution,contributor
stimulus,stimulant
diversity,diversion
notoriety
revolution
*uestion,*uestioning
trouble,troublemaker
defeat,defeatism,defeatist
guardian,guard
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adjective
characteristic,uncharacteristic
coloured,discoloured,colourful,colourless
approving,disapproving
distinct,distinctive,indistinct
comprehensive,comprehensible
agreeable
regular,irregular,regulation
contributorydependable,dependent,independent
named,unnamed,nemeless
conditional,unconditional
bitter,embittered
beautiful
unrepresentative,representative
improbable,probable
managerial,manageable,unmanageable
able,unable
promotional
conservative
unpublished,published
public
demonstrable,demonstrative
fullling
negotiable
ac*uired,ac*uisitive
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neighbouring,neighbourly
facial
unforgivable,forgivable,unforgiving,forgiving
lawless,lawful,unlawful
uncountable,countable,countless
postal
specic
single,singular
compulsory,compulsive
heroicpractical
unpredictable,predictable
untreated,treated
misguided,guided
presumptuous
resistant,irresistible
une*ual,e*ual
unreal,real,unrealistic,realistic
discoloured,coloured,colourful,colourless
liberating,liberal
defenceless,indefensible,defensible,defensive
continual,continued,continuous
indirect,direct
applicable,applied
invalid,valid
unworkable,workable,overworked,working
dismissive
invaluable,valuable,undervalued
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expansive
nourishing,malnourished,nourished
timeless,untimely
fearful,fearless,fearsome
aspiring,aspirational
revolutionary
worth,worthless,worthwhile,unworthy,worthy
irreversible,reversible
unbreakable,breakable,unbroken,broken
fundamentalunenthusiastic,enthusiastic
irreparable
understated
playful
deep,deepening
unresponsive,responsive
overriding
bright
forceful,forcible
movable,unmoved,moving
baseless,basic
arguable,argumentative
insubstantial,substantial,substantive
opposed,opposing,opposite
regulation,regulatory
interchangeable,changeable,unchanged,changing
world,worldly,unworldly,worldwide
unclear,clear
spotted,spotless,spotty
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untrained
impassable,passable,passing
processed
undisciplined,disciplined,disciplinary
devoted
lengthy,lengthening
essential
infre*uent,fre*uent
overweight,underweight,weighted,weighty
sweet
washable,unwashed,washed
hesitant
secretive,secret
extreme,extremist
indierent,dierent
prepared,unprepared,preparatory
lost
impressionable,impressive
refreshing,fresh
acting
historic,prehistoric,historical
habitual
customary
technical
icy
eective,ineective,ineectual
immeasurable,measurable
disheart,heartened,heartening,heartless,hearty
indenite,denite
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international,multinational,nationalistic,nationwide
inadvisable,advisable,advisory
simple,simplistic
unimportant,important
unsatisfactory,satisfactory,satisfying,dissatised,unsatised,satised,self.satised
thoughtful,thoughtless
operational,cooperative,operative
punishable,punishing
apologetic
decided,undecided,indecisive,decisive
imprecise,precise
considerable,inconsiderate,considerate,considered
continual,continuedcontinuous
fruitful,fruitless,fruity
observable
likeable
practised,practising
presumptuous
memorial,memorable
wide,widespread
sich,sickening,sickly
knowing,unknown,known,knowledgeable
amoral,immoral
mindless,mindfull
insignicant,signicant
unintelligent,intelligent,unintelligible,intelligible
inspirational,inspiring
inaccurateaccurate
uneventful,eventful,eventual
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incomparable,comparable,comparative
unashamed,ashamed,shameful,shameless
uncharacteristic,characteristic
circular
visible,visionary
dramatic
contributory
stimulating
diverse
notorious,notable
revolutionary
un*uestionable,*uestionable
troubled,troublesome,trouble.free
undefeated,defeatist
unguarded,guarded
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adverb
characteristically,uncharacteristically
colourfully
approvingly
distinctly,indistinctly
comprehensively,comprehensibly
agreeably
regularly,irregularly
dependably,independently
namely
conditionallyunconditionally
bitterly
beautifully
probably
ably
publicly
demonstrably
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unlawfully,lawfully
specically
singly
compulsivelly
heroicallypractically
unpredictably,predictably
presumably
irresistibly
une*ually,e*ually
real,really,realistically
colourfully
liberally
defensively
continually,continuouslly
indirectly,directly
validly
dismissively
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expansively
fearfully,fearlessly
fundamentallyunenthusiastically,enthusiastically
irreparably
playfully
deeply
brigthly
forcefully,forcibly
movingly
basically
arguably
substantially
opposite
worldwide
clear/ly0
spotlessly
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lenghtily
essentially
/in0fre*uently
sweetly
hesitantly
secretly,secretively
extremely
dierently
impressively
refreshingly,freshly
historically
habitually
customarily
technically
icily
ineectively,eectively
immeasurably
heartily,heartlessly
indenitely,denitely
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internationally,nationally
simply
importantly
unsatisfactorily,satisfactorily
thoughtfully,thoughtlessly
operationally
apologetically
/in0decisively,decidely
precisely
considerably,considerately
continually,continuously
fruitfully,fruitlessly
observably
likewise
presumably
memorably
wide,widely
sickeningly
knowwingly,unknowingly,knowledgeably
immorally,morally
mindlessly
insignicantly,signicantly
intelligently
inaccurately,accurately
eventfully,eventually
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comparatively
shamefully,shamelessly
characteristically
visibly
dramatically
un*uestionably
guardedly
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a calculated risk
to conserve energy
to utter a word
dressingdown
straight ace
take a chance
to capture the moment
dead hit
bad blood
the perorming arts
hard o hearing
wide awake
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1e spent some time looking at how the market was performing before taking a calculated
!hese houses were designed with the aim of encouraging people to conserve energy
"hen the teacher asked if anyone had done their homework, nobody uttered a word
It was a very serious situation yet I found it really di2cult to keep a straight face
I'm delivering my work by hand . I'm not taking any chances
It was a great photo that really captured the moment perfectly.
forms of entertainment such as acting, dancing and playing music
3y father is *uite old now and he's increasingly hard of hearing
I feel wide awake after that shower
!he teacher gave the boy a real dressing.down for ghting in the playground
!he opinion polls show the three election candidates in a dead heat
!here has been bad blood between the two families for years