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it is wet or smooth so that it slides easily or causes something to slide commencer à apprendre		slippery The road was wet and slippery
a dangerous type of ice that forms on roads and that is so thin that it cannot be seen by a driver commencer à apprendre		black ice
having or showing prejudice, not impartial commencer à apprendre		biased A lot of people think that most newspapers are biased towards one particular political party
to use people for your own advantage commencer à apprendre		exploit people
a tool used for cutting wood commencer à apprendre		axe Julian used an axe to chop down the old apple tree
to have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people to accept and that is the reason why you do something commencer à apprendre		to have an axe to grind Environmentalists have no political axe to grind - they just want to save the planet
a strong personal interest in something because you could get an advantage from it commencer à apprendre		vested interest
to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong commencer à apprendre		abuse I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him
something that is partly responsible for a development or phenomenon commencer à apprendre		contributing factor Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor
pay payments on time commencer à apprendre		keep up with payments
two things that are very different from each othe commencer à apprendre		contradictory
that is the reason or explanation for commencer à apprendre		hence
religious leaders, especially Christian priests commencer à apprendre		clergy We were surprised when he announced he wanted to join the clergy
someone who pretends in a discussion to be against an idea or plan that a lot of people support, in order to make people discuss and consider it in more detail commencer à apprendre		devil's advocate I don't really believe all that - I was just playing devil's advocate
to say what you think about something very directly commencer à apprendre		speak your mind He's certainly not afraid to speak his mind
to delay making a decision commencer à apprendre		sit on the fence You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have to decide whose side you're on
to avoid talking about what is important commencer à apprendre		beat around the bush

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