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  • 121change*/*/*/ — [tʃeɪndʒ] verb I 1) [I/T] to become different, or to make someone or something different After a few days the weather changed.[/ex] The law was changed in 1989.[/ex] The leaves are already starting to change colour (= become a different… …

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  • 122heavy — adj. 1 weighing a lot VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ My suitcase was beginning to feel very heavy. ▪ become, get, grow …

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  • 123treatment — noun 1 way you treat sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable, preferential, special, VIP ▪ She was given the VIP treatment after winning a gold medal. ▪ generous, lenient …

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  • 124Retire — To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * retire re‧tire [rɪˈtaɪə ǁ ˈtaɪr] verb 1. [intransitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop work at the end of your working life: • He wanted to retire at 50. •… …

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  • 125retire — To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * retire re‧tire [rɪˈtaɪə ǁ ˈtaɪr] verb 1. [intransitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop work at the end of your working life: • He wanted to retire at 50 …

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  • 126sleep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 condition of rest ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ light ▪ much needed ▪ I m off to bed for some much needed sleep. ▪ adequate …

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  • 127attack — 1 noun 1 VIOLENCE AGAINST SB (C) an act of deliberately using violence against someone (+ on): There have been several attacks on foreigners recently. 2 IN A WAR (C, U) the act of using weapons against an enemy in a war: The attack began at dawn …

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  • 128shock — 1 noun 1 SHOCKING EVENT/SITUATION (countable usually singular) an unexpected and unpleasant event, situation, or piece of news that surprises and upsets you: It was a real shock to hear that the factory would have to close. | come as a shock (=be …

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