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My mind boggles at the amount of money they spend on food. It boggles the imagination, doesn't it? inizia ad imparare
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to (cause something or someone to) have difficulty imagining or understanding something:
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Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions. inizia ad imparare
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not important and not worth giving attention to
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Exposure to mould has been associated with exacerbation of asthma. This is not a new problem, but the exacerbation of an old one. inizia ad imparare
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the process of making something that is already bad even worse
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The prisoners are forced to live in abominable conditions. The weather's been abominable all week. inizia ad imparare
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The lottery is something one wins by serendipity not by design... When it comes to capturing the perfect picture, it is all about serendipity... The paparazzi relied on serendipity to figure out which hotel entrance the celebrity would use. inizia ad imparare
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the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance
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The doctor gave him a referral to (= arranged for him to see) the consultant. inizia ad imparare
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the act of directing someone to a different place or person for information, help, or action, often to a person or group with more knowledge or power:
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Simon's still kind of iffy about going to Colombia. inizia ad imparare
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My hands felt all clammy. It was a hot, clammy day. inizia ad imparare
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sticky and slightly wet in an unpleasant way:
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whiskey served without any mixer, additional flavor
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There certainly wasn't any malice in her comments. formal I bear him no malice (= do not want to harm or upset him). inizia ad imparare
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the wish to harm or upset other people:
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After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help. inizia ad imparare
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to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall
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a dreary little town She had spent another dreary day in the office. inizia ad imparare
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boring and making you feel unhappy
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Customers are spoiled for choice when buying a new car inizia ad imparare
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to be given a lot of choices (chiefly British)
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I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman. inizia ad imparare
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behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously
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Easement of * is an easement or a privilege by which one person or a particular class of persons is allowed to pass over another's land, usually through one particular path or line.
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They'd decked out the house to the nth degree inizia ad imparare
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extremely: as much as possible
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I hope this plan doesn’t backfire on me. My plan to convince my parents that I'm responsible enough to have a car promptly backfired on me when I came home after curfew. inizia ad imparare
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To not proceed as one had planned or hoped.
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