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  • 51pleasant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ find sth ▪ make sth ADVERB …

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  • 52shatter — verb 1 break into very small pieces ADVERB ▪ completely PREPOSITION ▪ into ▪ The bottle shattered into little shards of glass. PHRASES ▪ …

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  • 53still — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Still is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hand {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not moving VERBS ▪ be, hold, keep, lie, sit, stand …

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  • 54trip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ⇨ See also ↑journey ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, long ▪ brief, little, quick, short ▪ day …

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  • 55wet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ thoroughly ▪ Wet your hair thoroughly before applying the shampoo. ▪ slightly PREPOSITION ▪ with ▪ …

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  • 56hike — hike1 [haık] n 1.) a long walk in the mountains or countryside ▪ a hike in the woods 2.) especially AmE informal a large increase in prices, wages, taxes etc = ↑rise hike in ▪ The president has proposed a hike in the minimum wage. price/rate/tax… …

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  • 57pinch — pinch1 [pıntʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From an unrecorded Old North French pinchier] 1.) [T] to press a part of someone s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts ▪ We have to stop her pinching her baby… …

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  • 58ticket — tick|et1 W2S1 [ˈtıkıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cinema/bus/train etc)¦ 2¦(driving offence)¦ 3¦(in shops)¦ 4¦(election)¦ 5 ticket to success/fame/stardom etc 6 be (just) the ticket ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early French etiquet …

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  • 59true — true1 W1S1 [tru:] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not false)¦ 2¦(real)¦ 3¦(admitting something)¦ 4¦(proper)¦ 5 come true 6¦(loyal)¦ 7 true to form/type 8 true to your word/principles etc 9 true to life 10 (all/only) too true …

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  • 60ground — 1 /graUnd/ noun EARTH SURFACE 1 (U) the surface of the earth: The leaf slowly fluttered to the ground. | The air raids were followed by military action on the ground. | below/above ground: miners working 10 hour shifts below ground compare floor… …

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