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  • 111recover — re|cov|er W2 [rıˈkʌvə US ər] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: recovrer, from Latin recuperare; RECUPERATE] 1.) to get better after an illness, accident, shock etc ▪ After a few days of fever, she began to recover. recover from ▪ He s in… …

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  • 112rest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete ▪ good, long ▪ brief, little, short ▪ well deserved …

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  • 113further — fur|ther1 W1S1 [ˈfə:ðə US ˈfə:rðər] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(more)¦ 2 take something further 3¦(distance)¦ 4¦(time)¦ 5¦(in addition)¦ 6 further to something 7 nothing could be further from the truth 8 nothing could be/is further from somebody s… …

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  • 114steal — steal1 W3S3 [sti:l] v past tense stole [stəul US stoul] past participle stolen [ˈstəulən US ˈstou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take something)¦ 2¦(use ideas)¦ 3¦(move somewhere)¦ 4 steal the show/limelight/scene 5 steal a look/glance etc 6¦(sport)¦ 7 steal a… …

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  • 115be — 1 auxiliary strong verb 1 used with a present participle to form the continuous (4) tenses of verbs: be doing sth: Don t disturb me while I m working. | Gemma was reading when her son called. | They ve been asking a lot of questions. | He s… …

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  • 116heavy — 1 / hevi/ adjective heavier, heaviest 1 WEIGHT weighing a lot: I can t lift this case it s too heavy. | The baby seemed to be getting heavier and heavier in her arms. | how heavy? (=how much does it weigh): How heavy is the parcel? opposite light …

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  • 117rule — 1 /ru:l/ noun 1 INSTRUCTION (C) an official instruction that says how things must be done or what is allowed, especially in a game, organization, or job: the school rules | against the rules: You can t come in if you re not a member it s against… …

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  • 118break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ …

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  • 119bad — 1 adjective comparative worse, worst 1 HARMFUL unpleasant, harmful, or likely to cause problems: I have some bad news for you. | I thought things couldn t possibly get any worse. | It s bad enough being woken by the baby without you keeping me… …

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  • 120sick — 1 /sIk/ adjective 1 ILL suffering from a disease or illness: Where s Sheila is she sick? | a sick child | get sick AmE (=become ill): At the last minute I got sick and couldn t go. | sick as a dog (=very sick): Pete s at home in bed, sick as a… …

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