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do sth WITH a view TO doING sth else She took the course WITH A VIEW TO improvING her employment prospects. commencer à apprendre
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do it with that purpose in your mind
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on the subject of / regarding
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having thought about it again carefully
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with reference to / regarding
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CONSIDERING how little experience she has, she's doing very well at the job. commencer à apprendre
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when you take sth into consideration / when you consider
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taking into consideration
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based on the belief that sth is the case
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JUDGING BY the expression on his face, I'd say he wasn't very pleased commencer à apprendre
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as long as / on condition that / if
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since it is true / the case that
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turn UP at a particular time We had arranged to meet at 8, but he TURNED UP half an hour late. commencer à apprendre
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get ON FOR a particular time It must be GETTING ON FOR eight o'clock now. commencer à apprendre
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approach or nearly that time
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If you'd like to stay the night, we can PUT you UP in the spare room. commencer à apprendre
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give sb temporary accommodation in your home
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take UP a particular amount of time He doesn't have much of a social life - his job TAKES UP all his time. commencer à apprendre
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it occupies that amount of time
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I'm not looking forward to going to the dentist's - I just want to GET it OVER WITH. commencer à apprendre
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you do and complete sth unplesasant so that it is not still waiting to be done
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She always TURN TO her parents when she's got a problem. commencer à apprendre
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go to that person for help
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Lately, he's TAKE TO phonING us very late at night. commencer à apprendre
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start regularly doing sth strange or uncharacteristic
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The shouldn't GET AWAY WITH chargING such hight prices. commencer à apprendre
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sb does sth that he shouldn't be allowed to do but he is not punished or made to stop doing it
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I'm simply not going to PUT UP WITH his rudeness any longer. commencer à apprendre
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tolerate sth even though you don't like it
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Even though they offered him a better job, he TURNED them DOWN. commencer à apprendre
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I decided to TAKE them UP ON their offer of a lift. commencer à apprendre
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you accept sb's offer some time after it has been made
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That terrible experience has PUT me OFF ever going there again. commencer à apprendre
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it makes you don't want to do it
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sth / sb TEMPTS sb INTO doING STH In my opinion, they have all these special offers to TEMPT people INTO buyING things they don't really want. commencer à apprendre
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sth / sb succeed in persuading that person to do sth they shouldn't do by attracting them to it
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cause sb to agree to do it by giving the reasons or putting pressure on that person
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make sb believe that sth is the true situation by giving evidences or insisting
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nalegać, domagać się czegoś
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cause sb to make one decision rather than another
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Something had obviously amused him because he was CHUCKLING quietly to himself. commencer à apprendre
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When he fell down, he groaned with pain. commencer à apprendre
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make an involuntary sound that expressing pain
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Grunt when lifting a heavy suitcase. OR When I asked him if he was annoyed with me, he just grunted. commencer à apprendre
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make an involuntary sound caused by making a great effort OR make a short sound instead of speaking
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Squeal when seeing a huge spider / squeal with delight commencer à apprendre
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make a high-pitched sound because you are frightened or excited
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IN THE ABSENCE OF any real evidence against them, the case had to be dropped. commencer à apprendre
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because sth is missing / lacking / not present
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There is a SCARCITY OF cheap housing on the market at the moment. commencer à apprendre
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=a shortage of it, a lack of supply of it
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LACK OF interest in the event meant that there was only a small crowd. commencer à apprendre
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none of it / not enough of it
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She stays in the job FOR WANT OF a better alternative. commencer à apprendre
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because sth doens't exist / is lacking
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Rivals constantly trying to outdo each other. commencer à apprendre
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sb do better than sb at something
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She always EXCELLED AT Physics when she was at school. commencer à apprendre
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be very good at it or do it very well
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one thing OUTWEIGHS another The interests of her children OUTWEIGHED all other considerations for her. commencer à apprendre
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= it has mre importance than the second thing
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She overdid the importance of such a trivial matter. commencer à apprendre
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exaggerate sth or do it an extent that is not necessary or advisable- wyolbrzymiać, przesadzać
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clothes get smaller as a result of being washed
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A crumpled jacket/ piece of paper commencer à apprendre
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sth lost its shape and is no longer smooth as a result of pressure being applied to id
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it's a short version of account or a piece of writting
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Compress a great many clothes into a suitcase. commencer à apprendre
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force it to occupy a small or smaller space by applying pressure to it
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Most of the shareholders when IN ATTENDANCE at the Annual General Meeting. commencer à apprendre
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to attend or be present at sth
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akcjonariusz, udziałowiec
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be or do sth IN company WITH sb IN COMPANY WITH most other people there, I was astonished by what happened. commencer à apprendre
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Will my PRESENCE be acquired at the meeting? commencer à apprendre
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fact or act of being somewhere
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His unexpected appearance took everyone by surprise commencer à apprendre
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the fact or act of appearing or arriving somewhere
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resort TO sth / doING sth When asking for our money back in a reasonable manner failed, we had to RESORT TO threats (groźby) commencer à apprendre
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take an unpleasant course of action because every other course of action has failed to achieve the desired result
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Empoly certain technical terms to explain how the motor works. commencer à apprendre
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you use sth in order to achieve an aim
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Apply a logic to a problem commencer à apprendre
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use sth in order to help to achive an aim
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Adopt a different method for solving a problem commencer à apprendre
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decide to follow sth or start following it (a particular course of action)
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He COMES OVER TO the voters as a trustworthy politician. commencer à apprendre
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create an impression of being sth
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How is dinner coming along? commencer à apprendre
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come UP TO a certain standard or level He didn't COME UP TO the required standards. commencer à apprendre
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Take a risk that comes off. commencer à apprendre
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it is the thing that sb is thinking about more than anything else
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Do sth with supreme skill / confidence. commencer à apprendre
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Principal reason / concern / wish commencer à apprendre
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=main / greatest in importance
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His skills are SUPERIOR TO those of any other player in the team. commencer à apprendre
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sb is more important or better than sb else
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Despite having a low income, she manages to GET BY. commencer à apprendre
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manage with some difficulty to survive financially
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KEEP UP a certain level or standard This is good work. Keep it up! commencer à apprendre
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succeed in maintaining it
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Live ON a certain amount of money People who have to LIVE ON low incomes. commencer à apprendre
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amount of money that you have and are able to pend in the normal course of your life
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I'm not going to stand for any more of her rudeness. commencer à apprendre
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Their relationship has become so bad that it is too late to REMEDY the situation. commencer à apprendre
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find a solution to sth or make it right again
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Cure a patient / a disease commencer à apprendre
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cause sb to recover completely from the ilness or end it.
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The injury or cut heals / That cut will heal more quickly if you don't cover it. commencer à apprendre
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get better through a natural process
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sth is mainly copied from or based on it
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His personality was moulded during his schooldays commencer à apprendre
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cause it to develop in a particular way
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A film adapted from a novel. commencer à apprendre
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sth is based on sth but changes have been made
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influence the nature of sth or the way it develops
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She paints PURELY for pleasure, not because she wants to make any money out of it. commencer à apprendre
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= simply and with nothing else involved
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Guests arriving singly / give out books singly commencer à apprendre
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do sth alone or individually
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Explain the matter fully. commencer à apprendre
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Do sth without leaving anything out
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He told me directly that he was annoyed with me. commencer à apprendre
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say sth without trying to be diplomatic or polite
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I really FEEL FOR her at what must be a very difficult time for her. commencer à apprendre
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have sympathy for sb because that person is unhappy
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tell sb that you have sympathy with that person when is unhappy
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feel sympathy FOR sb who is unhappy
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Pity someone who is always unlucky / pity yourself / because life has treated you badly commencer à apprendre
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feel that sb is a very unfortunate or inadequate person
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Jackie is a good student and has a PROMISING future. commencer à apprendre
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considered likely to be good or successful
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Prospective customer / law commencer à apprendre
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might be or happen in the future
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A potential winner / disaster commencer à apprendre
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might become or develop into
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A thriving trade / economy commencer à apprendre
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prospering or developing well
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Experts are INQUIRING INTO the causes of the accident. commencer à apprendre
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try to find out information or details about sth
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People seeking employment. commencer à apprendre
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examine sth and try to find out details about it
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Explore the possibility of starting a business. commencer à apprendre
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consider sth carefully and try to find out about every aspect of it
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It suddenly CROSSED her MIND that she had promised to meet a friend that night. commencer à apprendre
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sth suddenly or briefly comes into your mind
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It suddenly HIT me that I was making an awful mistake. commencer à apprendre
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sb suddenly realizes or thinks of sth
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sth affect sb emotionally because it is sth pleasant for you or kind to your personally
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It STRUCK me that sth was wrong. commencer à apprendre
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sb suddenly realizes sth or sth suddenly comes into sb's mind
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Although she ACTERD confidentLY, she was in fact very nervous. commencer à apprendre
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behave in a way that suggest a certain feeling, attitude or belief, although this may not really be the case
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Behave strangely / nervously / foolishly commencer à apprendre
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Pretend to be clever / a policeman. commencer à apprendre
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say or ac as if sb is that thing, although he isn't
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She carried on talking, without even GLANCING in my direction. commencer à apprendre
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look quickly and briefly in the certain direction
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Stare at sth without blinking once. commencer à apprendre
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open and close your eyes quickly
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Squint into the sunshine / squint at small print commencer à apprendre
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frown and partially close eyes because of bright light or because it's difficult to see sth
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Glimpse the figure moving in the distance. commencer à apprendre
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see sth for a brief moment and then it disappears
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She shows little REGARD FOR the feelings of others. commencer à apprendre
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respect or consideration for sth / sb
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Show SENSITIVITY TO the way someone is feeling. commencer à apprendre
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awareness and understanding of the feelings of others
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Show AWARENESS OF a problem. commencer à apprendre
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knowing or realizing that sth exists or is the case
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An analysis that shows considerable PERCEPTION OF the situation commencer à apprendre
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ability to realize or understand the true nature of sth
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Despite his DEFICIENCIES as a player, he has had successful career. commencer à apprendre
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sth lacking in or wrong with sb / sth
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In the city is a SHORTAGE OF water. commencer à apprendre
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He gets a pension because of his DISABILITY. commencer à apprendre
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permanent physical problem that prevents sb from doing certain things
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It's a good idea but I can see one or two SNAGS. commencer à apprendre
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small disadvantage or problem - przeszkoda, trudność, szkopuł
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