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sweep
Don't just stand around—grab a broom and sweep up.
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to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom
hunt
Cavemen had to hunt for their food. They watched the bald eagles hunting for fish. She is still hunting for a new job.
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to look for something that is difficult to find; synonym search
alleged
The girl gave evidence in court against her alleged attacker.
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stated as a fact but without any proof
rescuer
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a person who saves somebody/something from a dangerous or harmful situation
a perpetrator (perp)
the perpetrators of the crime We will do everything in our power to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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a person who commits a crime or does something that is wrong or evil
pattern
Wages in both sectors have followed a similar pattern. The studies show different patterns of distribution. The music contains repeated rhythmic patterns.
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the regular way in which something happens or is done
disempowering
Doctors told us there was nothing we could do - that was very disempowering.
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making sth weaker
disempower
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take off power
a hard pill to swallow
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Difficult to accept. When someone receives bad news that he or she has no choice but to accept or no ability to change, it is said to be a hard pill to swallow.
to muster
to muster an army; The navy could muster 44 warships. The troops mustered. The force mustered 1 000 strong.
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to find as much support, courage, etc. as you can synonym summon; to come together or to bring people, especially soldiers, together, for example for military action synonym gather
prosthetic
a prosthetic arm
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used as an artificial part of the body
to face audits
an annual audit a tax audit
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an official examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct
o probe into
a police probe into the financial affairs of the company. Arson probe after three die at home.
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(used especially in newspapers) a complete and careful investigation of something
poll
A recent poll suggests some surprising changes in public opinion.
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the process of questioning people who are representative of a larger group in order to get information about the general opinion synonym survey to carry out/conduct a poll
to conduct massive manhunt
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an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime) type of: hunt, hunting, search conduct something (formal) to organize and/or do a particular activity
to tuck in
I tucked the children in and said goodnight.
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to make somebody feel comfortable in bed by pulling the covers up around them
to bite the bullet
I wasn’t happy with the way my career was going so I decided to bite the bullet and look for another job.
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(informal) to start to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation which cannot be avoided
to get down to sth
Let's get down to business. I like to get down to work by 9.
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​to begin to do something; to give serious attention to something
get with it
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​(informal) to become friendly with somebody, especially in order to gain an advantage to allow oneself to respond to new ideas, styles, etc.
to shoot for the stars
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means to aim high, set high goals or challenge oneself.
pertinent
a pertinent question/fact; Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
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appropriate to a particular situation synonym relevant
former
This fine ruin was, in former times, a royal castle. This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory. her former life as a Russian ballerina
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that existed in earlier times synonym past
feud
a feud over money
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an angry and bitter argument between two people or groups of people that continues over a long period of time
to leave a bad taste in sb’s mouth
The whole business left a bad taste in my mouth.
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​(of events or experiences) to make you feel upset or ashamed afterwards
burn one’s boats 🚤or bridges 🌉
I'm really tempted to take up that job offer in Washington, but I don't want to burn my boats with this company.
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destroy all possible ways of going back to that situation.
interjection
Oh!, Look out! and Ow! are interjections.
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a short sound, word or phrase spoken suddenly to express an emotion.
Peace out!
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(slang) Goodbye. slang form of see you later

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