to excuse sb sth
81but — but1 W1S1 [bət strong bʌt] conj [: Old English; Origin: butan outside, without, except ] 1.) used to connect two statements or phrases when the second one adds something different or seems surprising after the first one ▪ It s an old car, but it… …
82licence — li|cence W2S3 BrE license AmE [ˈlaısəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(document)¦ 2¦(agreement)¦ 3¦(freedom)¦ 4 artistic/poetic licence 5¦(excuse)¦ 6 licence to print money ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(DO …
83reasonable — rea|son|a|ble W2S1 [ˈri:zənəbəl] adj 1.) fair and sensible ≠ ↑unreasonable ▪ a reasonable request ▪ Be reasonable you can t expect her to do all the work on her own! ▪ I thought it was a perfectly reasonable (=completely reasonable) question. it… …
84pretext — noun (C) a reason given for an action, in order to hide the real intention; excuse 2 (1, 2) (+ for): The riots were used as a pretext for banning all political activity. | on/under the pretext of doing sth: Tom called at her apartment on the… …
85stock — 1 noun 1 SUPPLIES (C) also stocks plural a supply of something that you keep and can use when you need to: stocks of flour and sugar | build up a stock: The country has been building up its stock of weapons. 2 IN A SHOP (C, U) a supply of a… …
86convenient — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ make sth ▪ find sth ▪ I find the new system much more convenient. ADVERB …
87convincing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ find sth ▪ I found his argument pretty convincing. ▪ make sth …
88good — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ The results of the research should be used for the common good. VERB + GOOD ▪ do (sb) ▪ You can try talking to her, but I don t think it will do much good …
89hear — verb 1 be aware of sounds ADVERB ▪ clearly, well ▪ He s getting old and he can t hear very well. ▪ barely, just ▪ I could just hear the music in the distance …
90obey — verb ADVERB ▪ immediately, instantly, quickly ▪ She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed. ▪ blindly, meekly ▪ unquestioningly …
