awkward situation
71taxonomy — taxonomic /tak seuh nom ik/, taxonomical, adj. taxonomically, adv. taxonomist, taxonomer, n. /tak son euh mee/, n. 1. the science or technique of classification. 2. Biol. the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and… …
72Reza, Yasmina — ▪ 2002 During the 2000–01 theatre season, French playwright and actress Yasmina Reza seemed to be everywhere. Her hit plays were being staged throughout the world, and she herself took a role in a Paris production. Though best known for Art …
73Nocturnes (book) — Nocturnes   1st edition …
74predicament — [14] Predicament was originally a technical term in logic, denoting a ‘category of attributes which may be asserted of a thing’. It broadened out in the 16th century to ‘situation’, but it does not seem to have been until the 18th century that… …
75water — [[t]wɔ͟ːtə(r)[/t]] ♦ waters, watering, watered 1) N UNCOUNT Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live. Get …
76a fine kettle of fish — embarrassing situation; annoyingly awkward situation …
77bind — 1. verb 1) they bound our hands and feet Syn: tie (up), fasten (together), hold together, secure, make fast, attach; rope, strap, lash, fetter, truss, hog tie, tether Ant: untie …
78fix — 1. verb 1) he fixed my washing machine Syn: repair, mend, put right, put to rights, get working, restore (to working order); overhaul, service, renovate, recondition 2) signs were fixed to utility poles Syn: f …
79place*/*/*/ — [pleɪs] noun [C] I 1) an area or position Carl went back to his place (= the position where he usually is) and sat down.[/ex] Keep your credit cards in a safe place.[/ex] She pushed the couch back into place (= into the correct position).[/ex]… …
80scrape — [n] bad or embarrassing situation awkward situation, corner*, difficulty, dilemma, discomfiture, distress, embarrassment, fix*, hole*, jam*, mess*, pickle*, plight, predicament, tight spot*, trouble; concept 674 Ant. resolution, solution scrape… …
