the ring legends

All of the dons at Oxford are helpful and kind. She dons a fake smile every single day.

In numerals, agreement in definiteness is encoded by the contrast between free and bound forms of the numerals.

She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent.

illicit drugs such as cocaine and cannabis the illicit trade in stolen vehicles

It was Ptolemy who propounded the theory that the earth was at the centre of the universe.

I apologize for any anxiety which I may, unwittingly, have caused. Unwittingly, I may have given a misleading impression in my interviews. The two women claimed they were the unwitting victims of a drug dealer

to exact revenge on someone The blackmailers exacted a total of $100,000 from their victims. Heart surgery exacts tremendous skill and concentration.

a fine, white steed

The excise (duty) on beer was increased under the last government. During a three-hour operation six tumours were excised from the wall of the patient's stomach.

to curtail your holiday/spending With all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed.

He's sulking in his room because I wouldn't let him have any more chocolate.

They worked hard to return this armor to its original sheen. The feathers of this bird sheen. You're sheening! You look great.

The critics really flayed (= severely criticized) his new book. I'll be flayed alive when she finds out!

I could hear the washing machine whirring in the kitchen.

The dog slavered with excitement when told it was time for a walk. Stop slavering over that guitar, Stephen!

I dropped a pan of boiling water and scalded my leg. Scald the needles to sterilize them. Scald the milk and then add it to the egg and sugar mixture.

He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers.

He didn't even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound. We must not flinch from difficult decisions.

a crested bird

The other kids used to taunt him in the playground because he was fat and wore glasses. The youngest in the group was taunted mercilessly. He had to endure the nastiest of racist taunts.

The basement was cold and dank.

Our youngest son is taking part in the school pageant. a beauty pageant. They went together to the May Day pageant.

The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards. The truck jolted along the rough track through the field. The charity used photos of starving children in an attempt to jolt the public conscience the news about Sam's illness jolted her into ac

We brought him into our ranks because of his unique skill set. grey ranks

an inconsequential matter/remark Most of what she said was pretty inconsequential.

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Shadows flickered on the wall. a candle flickering in the window. Thoughts flickered through his mind.

may imply wrongheaded, determined, or cranky opposition to what is reasonable or normal. a perverse, intractable critic

The fall in demand for coffee could cause a glut on/in the market. The current glut of graduates means that many of them will not be able to find jobs. Children to glut on cakes.

the din of the traffic I had to shout to make myself heard above the din. The children were making a terrible din.

The plane overshot the runway and finished up in the water. The town was then so little known that the train overshot the station.

"I don't know if all my luggage is going to fit in the back of the taxi." "Don't worry, squire, I'll get it in."

She ran from the house in a terrible rage, her arms flailing in the air.

He looked at her aghast.

The unwritten rules of political conduct demand a certain coyness. I'd love to come out with you," Melanie said, without the slightest coyness.

He took off his coat/hat and hung it on the. Hammer the (tent) pegs firmly into the ground. clothes peg. I'll peg out the clothes before I go to work. The agreement works because member nations haven't tried to peg prices

nuptial vows/promises the nuptial bed

it would seem hazardous to demur to a proposition which is so widely accepted. rather than be brought into court he will pay without demur

The slaves were kept in bondage until their death. they were upheld in the one ring's bondage.

Tolkien abhored any kind of national movements and 20th century's proclivities to authoritarianism among the people. I abhor all forms of racism. His opponent abhors the death penalty.

Blood was spurting out all over the place. His arm was spurting blood where the vein had been severed. There was a sudden spurt of activity in the housing market. The water came out in spurts

Her stratagem for dealing with her husband's infidelities was to ignore them. Sauron was the master of stratagem.

He was portrayed in the media as a complete fiend. a health/sex/chocolate fiend McCormack is a fiend for punctuality.

Some of these inlays were written in his own blood.

She styles herself "Doctor" but she doesn't have a degree

expulsion from the magic order. This is the second expulsion of a club member this year. The government ordered the expulsion of foreign journalists.

He bewailed his misfortune and the loss of his most treasured possessions.

The prince was reported to be elated at/by the birth of his daughter.