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bag

if you ... things, or if you ... them up, you put them into...

bother

if something ... you, you you worry about it a lot and you don’t like it

break

when you are at work, a ... is a time when you stop working and relax for a short while before starting to work again

countless

if you talk about ... things or people, you mean there are a large number of them

dig up

to ... vegetables means to pull them out of the ground so that they can be eaten

earnings

someone’s ... are all the money they get for doing their job

exploit

to ... someone means to treat them very unfairly so that you get a lot of benefit and they do not

figure

if you ... something, you guess it or come to believe it as a result of thinking about it

fortune

a ... is a large amount of money

interfere

if you ..., you become involved in a situation when your help or advice is not wanted. An ... person interferes a lot

lift

if you get a ... somewhere, someone takes you there in their car

make up

if you ... something ..., for example a story or an excuse, you create a story that isn’t true in order to ... people believe something that you want them to think

market research

... is the collection of information from ordinary people about what they need and like so that companies can design products that people will want to buy

misunderstand

if you... something, you form an impression of it that is wrong or mistaken

non-stop

an activity that is ... carries on without a pause

novelty

... is the quality of being new and still being interesting. If you say that the ... has worn off, you mean that something has become less interesting because you have become very familiar with it

rank

in some organisations such as the army or the police, your ... is the position or grade that you hold

restless

someone who is ... does not like staying in the same place for long and is always looking for new things to do and new places to go to

set foot

if you say that you have never ... somewhere, you are emphasising that you never went there, even though it is likely that you would have done

settle for

if you ... something, you accept it, even though it is not as good as you wanted it to be

shift

a ... is a change in the way something happens or is done, or a change in the way people think about something

solidly

if you work ... throughout a period of time, you work constantly and without stoppping

stock

to ... a place means to fill it with things. To re-stock a place means to fill it with things again after it has been emptied

supplement

if you ... something you already have, you add to it

tray

a ... is a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal which you use to carry things on, such as glasses of drink or plates of food

word

a ... is something that you say to someone. If you put in a good ... for someone, you recommend them to someone who can help them or give them a job