Describing environment 2

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A ... is a pause in which nothing happens, or a gap where something is missing.
formal
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hiatus
1. Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus 2. There was an hiatus in his acting life.
A ... is a living creature. 🇺🇸
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critter
To warn somebody about something important, but simultaneously not changing a whole picture of situation
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word of caution
Before we begin, a word of caution is in order about what we can infer from the arguments of this section and the next.
Unexpected meeting with someone, that caused a gain, benefit or advantage for somebody
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chance encounter
But the film came about thanks to a chance encounter.
The ... of a situation or event is its extreme importance or seriousness.
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gravity
A ... is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way.
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huddle
1. We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air 2... the huddle of dark houses on the other side of the reservoir
A ... of a colour, feeling, or quality is a small amount of it.
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tinge
1. His skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge 2. Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in Eva's voice?
The ... of something are all the things that are believed to be true about it.
formal
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verity
... some verities of human nature
conditions of an agreement
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terms
you work here on our terms
A ... is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest.
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margin
If there is a... for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it.
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margin
The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error.
the amount by which one thing differs from another
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margin
a large margin separated the parties
a long line of people or animals, one behind another
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file
1. They were horrified to see files of ants marching through the kitchen. 2. They walked in (single) file (= one behind another).
... is special or extra importance that is given to an activity or to a part or aspect of something
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emphasis
Too much emphasis is placed on research
... is extra force that you put on a syllable, word, or phrase when you are speaking in order to make it seem more important.
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emphasis
1. 'I might have known it!' Miss Burnett said with emphasis. 2. The emphasis is on the first syllable of the last word
If you say that someone has a... of a quality or characteristic, you mean that they have a small but impressive amount of this quality or characteristic.
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patina
1. a superficial patina of knowledge. [+ of] 2. Except for a patina of charisma, he was like a thousand other bright young men in Toronto
The ... of a group is the way that the positions people have are arranged according to their status or power within the group.
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pecking order

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