to do sth eagerly
41seismology — noun (U) the scientific study of earthquakes seismologist noun (C) seize /si:z/ verb 1 (T) to take hold of something suddenly and violently: He seized my hand and dragged me away from the window. | seize sth from sb: Maggie seized the letter from …
42stuck — 1 the past tense and past participle of stick 1 2 adjective (not before noun) 1 FIXED fixed in a particular position and impossible to move: Sheila tried to open the window but it was stuck. | get stuck: The bus got stuck in the snow and we had… …
43seize on something — ˈseize on/upon sth derived to suddenly show a lot of interest in sth, especially because you can use it to your advantage Syn: pounce on/upon • The rumours were eagerly seized upon by the local press. • Peter seized on her last comment …
44seize upon something — ˈseize on/upon sth derived to suddenly show a lot of interest in sth, especially because you can use it to your advantage Syn: pounce on/upon • The rumours were eagerly seized upon by the local press. • Peter seized on her last comment …
45Augustine of Hippo — This article is about the theologian and philosopher, Augustine of Hippo. For his theodicy regarding the problem of evil, see Augustinian theodicy. Augustine , Saint Augustine , and Augustinus redirect here. For other uses, see Augustine… …
46Chrissie Wellington — winning the 2008 Frankfurt Ironman Personal information Nickname(s) Muppet [1] The Chrissin …
47bellwether — bell‧weth‧er [ˈbelˌweDə ǁ ər] noun [countable] FINANCE a type of stock, share etc whose price is thought to show the probable future direction of the market as a whole: • He periodically checks on a few properties chosen as bellwethers to see if… …
48accept — verb 1 take/receive ADVERB ▪ eagerly, gladly, graciously, gratefully, willingly ▪ She graciously accepted my apology. ▪ reluctantly …
49embrace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, strong, tight, warm ▪ the comfort of her warm embrace ▪ comforting, gentle, loving …
50overwhelm — verb ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, totally ▪ quite, rather ▪ almost, nearly ▪ suddenly …
