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  • 71fright — 01. The children gasped in [fright] when the monster appeared on stage. 02. We got quite a [fright] when someone banged on our door in the middle of the night. 03. The mouse squeaked with [fright] when it saw the cat. 04. The child got… …

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  • 72voice — voice1 W1S2 [vɔıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(speaking)¦ 2¦(singing)¦ 3¦(opinion)¦ 4 speak with one voice 5¦(representative)¦ 6 the voice of reason/experience etc 7¦(feelings)¦ 8 inner voice 9¦(grammar)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1 …

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  • 73Valentine's Day — (14 February)    For today s adolescents and young adults, this is a highly popular festival, bolstered by the powerful greetings card industry and huge media coverage.    The custom of choosing sweethearts on Valentine s Day arose in court… …

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  • 74elbow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ sharp ▪ dislocated, fractured ▪ sore ▪ …

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  • 75spit — [[t]spɪ̱t[/t]] spits, spitting, spat (In American English, the form spit is used as the past tense and past participle.) 1) N UNCOUNT Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth. You usually use spit to refer to an amount of it that has been …

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