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  • 121rent — 1 /rent/ verb 1 (I, T) to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else, or to use something that belongs to someone else: rent sth from sb: We rent our apartment from an old retired couple. | Nick s been renting for …

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  • 122new */*/*/ — UK [njuː] / US [nu] adjective Word forms new : adjective new comparative newer superlative newest 1) recently created, built, invented, or planned They are going to build a new office block here. We went to the new Tom Cruise film last week. a… …

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  • 123to begin with — adverb before now (Freq. 3) why didn t you tell me in the first place? • Syn: ↑in the first place, ↑earlier, ↑in the beginning, ↑originally * * * at first ■ in the first place such a fate is unlikely to befall him: to begin with, his is a genuine …

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  • 124sale — /seIl/ noun 1 ACT OF SELLING (C, U) the act of giving property, food, or other goods to someone in exchange for money (+ of): The use and sale of marijuana remains illegal. | The house sale was completed in two weeks. | make a sale (=sell… …

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  • 125to start with — phrasal : at the beginning standing cans in brine will not stop souring for several hours if the milk is warm to start with Farmer s Weekly (South Africa) * * * at the beginning of a series of events or period of time she wasn t very keen on the… …

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  • 126necessity — ne|ces|si|ty [nıˈsesıti] n plural necessities [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: necessité, from Latin necessitas, from necesse; NECESSARY] 1.) something that you need to have in order to live ≠ ↑luxury ▪ She saw books as a necessity, not a… …

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  • 127United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 128china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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