hard for sth

  • 81look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) …

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  • 82call — call1 W1S1 [ko:l US ko:l] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(telephone)¦ 2¦(describe)¦ 3¦(have a name)¦ 4¦(give somebody/something a name)¦ 5¦(ask/order by speaking)¦ 6¦(arrange)¦ 7¦(say/shout)¦ 8 call yourself something 9 call the shots/tune …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 83kill — kill1 W1S1 [kıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make somebody/something die)¦ 2 kill yourself 3¦(make something stop/fail)¦ 4¦(be angry with somebody)¦ 5¦(annoyed/sad)¦ 6 would/could kill for something 7 my head/back etc is killing me 8 kill time/an hour etc 9… …

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  • 84get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 85set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …

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  • 86stand — 1 verb past tense and past participle stood /stUd/ BE UPRIGHT 1 (I) to support yourself on your feet in an upright position: It looks like we ll have to stand there are no seats left. | Can you see any better from where you re standing? | stand… …

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  • 87order — 1) In business and trade, making a request to deliver, sell, receive, or purchase goods or services; 2) In the securities and futures trade, instructions to a broker on how to buy or sell. The most common orders in futures markets are market… …

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  • 88pay — ▪ I. pay pay 1 [peɪ] noun [uncountable] the money someone receives for the job they do: • She got the job, but it meant a big pay cut. • an increase in hourly pay • All I want is a full day s work for a full day s pay …

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  • 89report — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 written/spoken account of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ groundbreaking, important, influential, landmark, major ▪ lengthy ▪ brief …

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  • 90do — do1 W1S1 [du:] auxiliary v past tense did [dıd] past participle done [dʌn] third person singular does [dəz strong dʌz] [: Old English; Origin: don] 1.) a) used with another verb to form questions or negatives ▪ Do you like bananas? ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English