to be waiting (for sth)
101drink — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, cool, iced, refreshing ▪ I could do with a nice cool drink. ▪ hot, warm ▪ …
102chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will …
103hurry — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time: The movie begins as six we ll have to hurry. | hurry through/along/down etc: She hurried down the corridor as fast as she could. | …
104kill*/*/*/ — [kɪl] verb I 1) [I/T] to make a person or other living thing die Each year thousands of people are killed and injured on the roads.[/ex] Many people believe that killing animals for sport is morally wrong.[/ex] Speed kills.[/ex] 2) [T] informal… …
105catch up — UK US catch up Phrasal Verb with catch({{}}/kætʃ/ verb [T] (caught, caught) ► [I] to do something you did not have time to do earlier: catch up on sth »We re trying to catch up on paperwork this week. catch up with sth »Sam drove straight to the… …
106quite — W1S1 [kwaıt] predeterminer, adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: quit, quite free of (13 19 centuries), from Old French quite; QUIT] 1.) fairly or very, but not extremely →↑pretty ▪ The food in the canteen is usually quite good. ▪ He seems quite upset… …
107man — 1 noun plural men /men/ (C) 1 MALE PERSON (C) an adult male human: There were two men and a woman in the car. | He s a very kind man. | a man s watch | Don t keep him waiting he s a busy man. 2 STRONG/BRAVE MAN (countable usually singular) a man… …
108down — ▪ I. down down 1 [daʊn] adverb 1. if an amount or the level of something goes down, it falls to a lower amount or level: • By lunchtime, the 100 index was down 4.2 at 3053.1. • 59% of companies report sales volume down on a year ago. • The cuts… …
109update — ▪ I. update up‧date 1 [ʌpˈdeɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to change something such as a report or computer file so that it includes new information: • These staff have responsibility for updating the database. • The July savings figures have been… …
110traffic — noun 1 vehicles going somewhere ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, bumper to bumper, busy, congested, heavy, terrible ▪ The traffic was terrible on the way here. ▪ …
