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  • 1anxiety — anx|i|e|ty W3S3 [æŋˈzaıəti] n plural anxieties [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: anxietas, from anxius; ANXIOUS] 1.) [U and C] the feeling of being very worried about something = ↑concern anxiety about/over ▪ There is considerable anxiety …

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  • 2anxiety — noun 1 (C, U) the feeling of being very worried about something that may happen or may have happened, so that you think about it all the time (+ about/over): anxiety among staff about job losses | an anxiety attack 2 (C) something that makes you… …

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  • 3anxiety — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, considerable, deep, great ▪ chronic, constant, nagging ▪ free floating (esp. AmE) …

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  • 4pressure — pres|sure1 W1S1 [ˈpreʃə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(persuade)¦ 2¦(anxiety/overwork)¦ 3¦(causing change)¦ 4¦(weight)¦ 5¦(gas/liquid)¦ 6¦(weather)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: pressura, from premere; PRESS2] …

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  • 5expression — noun 1 on sb s face ADJECTIVE ▪ neutral ▪ blank, dazed, glazed, vacant ▪ They all just looked at me with blank expressions. ▪ dea …

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  • 6return — re|turn1 W1S2 [rıˈtə:n US ə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go back)¦ 2¦(give back)¦ 3¦(feeling/situation)¦ 4¦(do the same)¦ 5¦(answer)¦ 6¦(ball)¦ 7¦(elect)¦ 8 return a verdict 9¦(profit)¦ Phrasal verbs …

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  • 7American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which …

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  • 8trace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mark/sign that shows sb/sth happened/existed ADJECTIVE ▪ archaeological, historical ▪ indelible, permanent ▪ memory (technical) VERB + TRACE …

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  • 9snap — snap1 W3 [snæp] v past tense and past participle snapped present participle snapping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break)¦ 2¦(move into position)¦ 3¦(say something angrily)¦ 4¦(become angry/anxious etc)¦ 5¦(animal)¦ 6¦(photograph)¦ 7 snap your fingers …

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  • 10wash — wash1 W3S1 [wɔʃ US wo:ʃ, wa:ʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wash something)¦ 2¦(wash yourself)¦ 3¦(flow)¦ 4 something doesn t/won t wash (with somebody) 5 wash your hands of something 6 wash your mouth out! 7 wash well Phrasal verbs  wash something<=>away… …

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