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to make a mistake, or to spoil something: commencer à apprendre
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I am broken-hearted that I screwed it up.
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to go to a quiet safe place in order to avoid a difficult situation commencer à apprendre
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Joan retreated to the only real home she had ever known
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to become very successful or very strong and healthy commencer à apprendre
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roses would thrive in the area
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demand for the blooms was high
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If something happens _____ something else, it happens after and often because of it: commencer à apprendre
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Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday's bomb attacks. the booming new industry brought economic and ecological problems in its wake.
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to burn brightly and strongly: commencer à apprendre
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In the hothouses, grow lights blazed day and night,
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happening in or active during the night, or relating to the night: commencer à apprendre
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it disrupted the life cycle of insects and limited the nocturnal feeding of hippos
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someone who catches and kills animals illegally commencer à apprendre
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they had no other option but to become poachers to survive
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wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport commencer à apprendre
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the competition for fish and game intensified
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Her frustration was intensified by the ineptitude of the police in coming up with any solution.
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to continue to annoy or upset someone over a period of time: commencer à apprendre
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people tried to take advantage of her or harassed her because she was without a husband.
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literary alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for: commencer à apprendre
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She would say, forlornly, "If Alan was here..."'
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silly and not deserving to be seriously considered: commencer à apprendre
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It was laughable now, humiliating even
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a book in which things are regularly recorded, especially business activities and money received or paid commencer à apprendre
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Joan's diary had gone from being a chronicle of adventure to a ledger of crime
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the crime of stealing a car while someone is in it by using physical force or threats commencer à apprendre
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she was carjacked at gunpoint and beaten
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a frame of metal bars used to cover something such as a window or a machine: commencer à apprendre
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she installed steel doors and window grilles
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to gradually start to be noticeable commencer à apprendre
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zakrasc sie two men crept into the compound.
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an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings commencer à apprendre
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The embassy compound has been closed to the public because of a bomb threat. two men crept into the compound.
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a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job: commencer à apprendre
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I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term. he was on an assignment in Tanzania.
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almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry: commencer à apprendre
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Joan's voice was frantic and trembling.
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a tool consisting of a wood, plastic, or metal frame with a wire or plastic net attached to it. You use it either to separate solids from a liquid, or you rub larger solids through it to make them smaller: commencer à apprendre
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Screaming in Swahili that they would fill her with so many holes she'd 'look like a sieve',
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to stop fighting and admit defeat: commencer à apprendre
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she was too stubborn to surrender,
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to make a strong effort to defend yourself or to oppose sth commencer à apprendre
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she had made a last stand on her land.
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to become unable to think clearly and control your emotions because of something unpleasant or difficult that you have experienced: commencer à apprendre
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when I try to write I go to pieces.
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