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  • 61duck — 1 noun 1 BIRD (C) a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak that is used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathers 2 FEMALE BIRD (C) a female duck 3 MEAT (U) the meat of this bird used as food: roast duck with orange sauce 4 take to… …

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  • 62miss — 1 /mIs/ verb NOT DO STH/FAIL TO DO STH 1 (T) to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot: I m really hungry. I missed breakfast. | Donna had to miss a week of school because of chickenpox. 2 NOT HIT/GET HOLD OF (I …

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  • 63shy — 1 (I) adjective 1 nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people, especially people you do not know: Billy s very shy with adults, but he s fine with other children. | a shy smile | painfully shy (=extremely shy): At 15, I was painfully… …

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  • 64spare — 1 adjective 1 ADDITIONAL spare key/bulb/battery etc a key etc that you have in addition to the ones you normally use, so that it is available if another is needed 2 AVAILABLE not being used by anyone and available to be used: Have you got any… …

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  • 65spare someone's feelings — spare someone’s feelings phrase to avoid doing something that would cause someone to feel sad or upset Don’t try to spare our feelings – tell us the truth. Thesaurus: to treat someone with great care or kindnesssynonym Main entry: spare * * *… …

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  • 66keep — verb (past and past participle kept) 1》 have or retain possession of.     ↘retain or reserve for use in the future.     ↘put or store in a regular place.     ↘(of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition. 2》 continue or cause to continue… …

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  • 67Cheetah — This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Cheetah (disambiguation). Cheetah[1] Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent …

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  • 68save*/*/*/ — [seɪv] verb I 1) [T] to make it possible for someone or something to avoid danger, harm, injury etc campaigns to save the planet[/ex] A cure for cancer would save thousands of lives each year.[/ex] Nothing can save this company from… …

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  • 69steer clear — phrasal : to keep entirely away (as from a danger) : direct one s course so as to avoid any chance of hindrance, contact, harm, or involvement often used with of tries to steer clear of controversial issues Kathleen Teltsch * * * steer clear (of) …

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  • 70Tết — This article is about the Vietnamese holiday. For the 1968 military operation that began on that holiday, see Tết Offensive. For the river in France, see Têt River. For other uses of Tet and similar spellings, see Tet. Tết Nguyên Đán audio|Tet… …

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