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the area of the body between the ribs and the hips of an animal or a person inizia ad imparare
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flank (n) - A small group of houses clings to the eastern flank of the mountain.
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to be at the side of someone or something inizia ad imparare
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flank (v) - The president was flanked by senior advisors.
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to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling inizia ad imparare
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reach - They finally reached the coast after five weeks sailing
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to make a decision, agreement, etc. about something inizia ad imparare
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reach a decision... - We'll inform you when a decision has been reached
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remote - He believes that the problems of global warming are urgent and that hydrogen technologies are too remote in time to be of any real help
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VERY dry and without enough rain for plants inizia ad imparare
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arid - The desert is so arid that nothing can grow there.
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(especially of earth or crops) dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain: inizia ad imparare
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parched - It was the height of summer and the land was parched and brown
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to arrive in great numbers or amounts inizia ad imparare
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roll in - Business was great, and the money was rolling in
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roll in - What time did you roll in last night?
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to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change (przechodzić, poddawać się) inizia ad imparare
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undergo (undergoes, undergoing, underwent, undergone) -She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.
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something that you say, giving your opinion about something or stating a fact inizia ad imparare
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remark - Dr Johnson once remarked (that) "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life."
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unusual or special and therefore surprising and worth mentioning: inizia ad imparare
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remarkable - Nelson Mandela was a truly remarkable man
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(especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen: inizia ad imparare
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occur - The incident occurred shortly after the plane took off
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to start to exist suddenly inizia ad imparare
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spring up - Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years
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to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force inizia ad imparare
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conquer - The English were conquered by the Normans in 1066
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to cause something to start inizia ad imparare
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trigger - The racial killings at the weekend have triggered off a wave of protests.
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gather - We gathered blueberries from the bushes.
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in a way that involves two things happening or existing one after the other repeatedly inizia ad imparare
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alternately - The film is alternately depressing and amusing.
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an occasion when you allow someone or yourself to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you inizia ad imparare
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indulgence - All the pleasures and indulgences of the weekend are over, and I must get down to some serious hard work.
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in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something inizia ad imparare
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beneath - After weeks at sea, it was wonderful to feel firm ground beneath our feet once more.
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in a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something and think they are stupid inizia ad imparare
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scornfully - She laughed scornfully.
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to be absent from work or school without permission inizia ad imparare
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skive (off) - Tom and Mike have skived (off) school today to watch the match.
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the point where a new or different situation is about to begin inizia ad imparare
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brink - Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
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very full of people or things inizia ad imparare
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rough and ready - This is a rather rough and ready technique
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to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop inizia ad imparare
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nurture - She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.
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to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country: inizia ad imparare
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expel - My brother was expelled from school for bad behaviour.
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distressed - She was deeply distressed by the news of his death
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swan - We watched the swans glide by
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to travel, move, or behave in a relaxed way for pleasure and without worrying that others may feel annoyed (obijać się) inizia ad imparare
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swan - She swanned into the room, carrying a glass of wine, taking no notice of the fact that she'd kept us all waiting for hours.
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to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time inizia ad imparare
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gain - What do you hope to gain from the course?
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showing that you do not think something is worth considering: inizia ad imparare
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dismissive - He's so dismissive of anybody else's suggestions
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to become pink in the face, usually from embarrassment inizia ad imparare
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blush - I always blush when I speak in public
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to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to inizia ad imparare
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emphasize - I'd just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.
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a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop, and by some other animals to give birth or live in inizia ad imparare
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nest - The alligators build their nests out of grass near the water's edge
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to cause a boat to move through water by pushing against the water with oars (= poles with flat ends) inizia ad imparare
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row - The wind dropped, so we had to row (the boat) back home
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the fact of being exact or correct inizia ad imparare
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accuracy - Patricia has checked the reports and can vouch for the accuracy of the information
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rage - I was frightened because I had never seen him in such a rage before.
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