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  • 101face — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 front part of the head ADJECTIVE ▪ angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet …

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  • 102courage — cour|age S3 [ˈkʌrıdʒ US ˈkə:r ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: corage, from cuer heart , from Latin cor] 1.) the quality of being brave when you are in danger, in pain, in a difficult situation etc →↑bravery ≠ ↑cowardice ▪ Sue… …

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  • 103stab — stab1 [stæb] v past tense and past participle stabbed present participle stabbing 1.) [T] to push a knife into someone or something →↑stabbing ▪ He was stabbed to death in a fight. stab sb in the heart/arm etc ▪ She had been stabbed in the chest… …

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  • 104nerve — noun 1 in the body ADJECTIVE ▪ pinched (AmE), trapped (BrE) ▪ sensitive ▪ damaged ▪ facial, optic, sciatic …

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  • 105stone — stone1 W1S2 [stəun US stoun] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rock)¦ 2¦(piece of rock)¦ 3¦(jewellery)¦ 4¦(fruit)¦ 5¦(medical)¦ 6¦(weight)¦ 7 a stone s throw from something/away (from something) 8 be made of stone 9 not be carved/etched in stone …

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  • 106action — noun 1 DOING THINGS (U) the process of doing in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: The union is urging strike action. | We need more action, and less talk! | take action: The police took firm action to deal with the riots. |… …

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  • 107murmur — mur|mur1 [ˈmə:mə US ˈmə:rmər] v 1.) [I and T] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear clearly ▪ Well done, murmured George. ▪ The girl murmured something polite, and smiled. ▪ Julie turned over and murmured in her sleep.… …

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  • 108death — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early, premature, untimely ▪ The president s untimely death has thrown the country into chaos. ▪ sudden, unexpected ▪ immediate …

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  • 109stomach — stom|ach1 W3S3 [ˈstʌmək] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑ …

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  • 110Wisconsin Highway 23 — Infobox road state=WI type=WI route=23 length mi=211.05 length ref=cite web | last = Bessert | first = Chris | title =Wisconsin Highways: Highways 20 29 (Highway 23) | work =Wisconsin Highways | url… …

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