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offer |
) [T] to ask someone if they would like to have something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take itoffer somebody something Can I offer you something to drink? |
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smoothly |
) if you say something smoothly, you say it in a calm and confident way‘All taken care of,’ he said smoothly. |
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labour force |
the labour force (=all the people who work in a country or for a company) We need an educated labour force. |
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bump into somebody |
phrasal verbto meet someone who you know, when you were not expecting to SYN run into I bumped into Jean in town |
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regret |
to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it Don’t do anything you might regret. |
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insult |
to offend someone by saying or doing something they think is rude Nobody insults my family and gets away with it! |
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demand |
a very firm request for something that you believe you have the right to get their demand for higher salaries |
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tough |
difficult difficult to do or deal with It was a tough race. She’s had a tough life |
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granted |
grant‧ed/ˈgrɑːntd $ ˈgræn-/adverb [sentence adverb]used when you admit that something is true SYN admittedlyGranted, the music is not perfect, but the flaws are outweighed by the sheer joy of the piece. |
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get rid of somebody/something |
a) to throw away or destroy something you do not want any more It’s time we got rid of all these old toys. |
