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question		réponse
wield He still wields enormous influence in politics. She was confronted by a man wielding a knife commencer à apprendre		to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it:
posthumous a posthumous award Dillon was posthumously awarded a Silver Star. commencer à apprendre		happening after a person's death
make the cut although black and minority ethnic people (BAME) are more likely to make the cut now than in 2001 as illustrated by Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Prince and Whitney Houston making recent lists commencer à apprendre		to be among the players allowed to continue playing
bombshell His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell. The police told me. It was a bombshell. I had no idea. My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was leaving her job commencer à apprendre		a sudden and often unpleasant piece of news
quid-pro-quo The government has promised food aid as a quid pro quo for the stopping of violence. It's all legal as long as contributions aren't a quid pro quo for political favors. commencer à apprendre		something that is given to a person in return for something they have done
thrown around Occasionally, he throws fancy words around. The word "bombshell" gets thrown around a lot these days The name that I've heard thrown around a lot is Jim Morrison commencer à apprendre		to mention smth frequently, often in an inappropriate way in order to impress someone.

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