I decided to write a novel

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If a loud, deep sound ... s, it continues to be heard around an area, so that the area seems to shake:
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reverberate
with/to
The narrow street reverberated with the sound of the workmen's drills.
to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain:
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pinch
These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet).
happening or being done at exactly the same time:
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simultaneous
There were several simultaneous explosions in different cities.
a series of connected thoughts or events:
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train of thought
train of thought/events
The book describes the train of events that led up to the assassination.
a small space like a box that a person can go into:
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booth
There was a line of people waiting for the phone booth.
to confuse or shock someone or cause difficulty for them:
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throw
confuse
I wasn't expecting a visitor. I was really thrown.
an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc.:
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output
If they want to increase output from the factory, they'll have to modernize.
the first part of something or the start of something:
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beginning
Notes on how to use this dictionary can be found AT the beginning of the book. I enjoyed my job AT/ IN the beginning (= when I started it), but I'm bored with it now.
very important because of effects on future events:
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momentous
Whether or not to move overseas was a momentous decision for the family.
a small structure with bars or a net around the sides, but open at the top, that you can put a baby in to play safely
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playpen
attractive in an exciting and special way:
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glamorous
glamorous fashion models, a glamorous job
a low continuous noise that does not change its note:
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drone
Outside the tent I could hear the constant drone of insects
an object that has a wide round opening at the top, sloping sides, and a narrow tube at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into containers with narrow necks:
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funnel
After you grind the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar.
a way of connecting two places:
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conduit
There is growth in sales to Hong Kong, the conduit for Taiwan's exports to China.
to stop someone from talking before they have finished what they were saying:
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cut sb short
He started to explain, but she cut him short.
to take or use more than your share of something:
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hog
He's always hogging the bathroom (= spending too much time in the bathroom, so that no one else can use it).
to look at someone or something in order to make sure that they are safe, correct, etc.:
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check on
You will need to check on your new employees' qualifications.
to remove something very quickly and carelessly:
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rip off
They ripped off their clothes and ran into the sea.
to repeat information without understanding it:
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regurgitate
People are just regurgitating what they see on TV.
funny or intended to make someone laugh:
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jocular
formal
a jocular comment
happy and not serious:
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light-hearted
It was a fairly light-hearted discussion.
serious and determined, especially too serious and unable to find your own actions funny:
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earnest
He was a very earnest young man.
to put right a wrong or give payment for a wrong that has been done:
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redress balance
sin. compensate, correct
Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women redress the balance (= make the situation fairer and more equal)?
If a skill you had is..., it is not as good as it was because you have not practised it:
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rusty
needing practise
My Italian is a bit rusty these days.
a rolling movement or jump, either forwards or backwards, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again:
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somersault
SIN. flip
She was so happy she turned three somersaults on the lawn.

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