to be on one's honour to do sth

  • 41fine — 1 /faIn/ adjective 1 ALL RIGHT especially spoken a) good enough; all right: “I could make you some dinner if you like.” “It s okay, a sandwich is fine, thanks.” | This apartment is fine for two, but it gets very cramped with your mother here. | I …

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  • 42symbolic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ The case became symbolic of racial tension in society. ▪ regard sth as, see sth as ▪ …

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  • 43contract — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 written agreement ADJECTIVE ▪ long term, permanent ▪ guaranteed (esp. AmE) ▪ casual (BrE), fixed term (BrE), short term …

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  • 44hero — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great ▪ He was one of the great football heroes of his day. ▪ genuine, real, true ▪ all time …

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  • 45lap — lap1 [læp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 3 4¦(part of journey)¦ 5 in the lap of luxury 6 in the lap of the gods ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 4 5; Origin: Old English lAppa] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; …

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  • 46silence — si|lence1 W2 [ˈsaıləns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no noise)¦ 2¦(no talking)¦ 3¦(no discussion/answer)¦ 4¦(no communication)¦ 5 one minute/two minute etc silence ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(NO NOISE)¦[U] complete absence of sound or noise = ↑quiet …

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  • 47Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament — The Barassi Youth Tournament is an international Australian rules football tournament for junior players who are no older than 16 years of age. In conjunction with the Australian Football International Cup senior competition, the youth cup is an… …

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  • 48guest — noun 1 person that you invite to your home ADJECTIVE ▪ house ▪ honoured/honored, welcome ▪ She was treated as an honoured/honored guest. ▪ You are always a welcome guest in our house …

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  • 49wish — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling that you want sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dearest, deepest, desperate, fervent, fondest (esp. AmE), greatest, strong ▪ conscious …

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  • 50distinction — /dI stINkSFn/ noun 1 (C) a clear difference between two similar things (+ between): the distinction between formal and informal language 2 make/draw a distinction to say that two things or groups are different or treat them in a different way:… …

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