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  • 101recipe — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ delicious, mouth watering, tasty ▪ healthy, low fat ▪ Each month we feature easy low fat recipes …

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  • 102blood — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, hot, warm ▪ clotted, congealed, dried ▪ fresh ▪ arterial …

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  • 103mark — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 spot/line ADJECTIVE ▪ dirty, grubby ▪ visible ▪ distinguishing, identifying ▪ Does he have any distinguishing marks? …

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  • 104do — do1 W1S1 [du:] auxiliary v past tense did [dıd] past participle done [dʌn] third person singular does [dəz strong dʌz] [: Old English; Origin: don] 1.) a) used with another verb to form questions or negatives ▪ Do you like bananas? ▪ …

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  • 105forget — for|get W1S1 [fəˈget US fər ] v, v past tense forgot [ ˈgɔt US ˈga:t] past participle forgotten [ ˈgɔtn US ˈga:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(facts/information)¦ 2¦(something you must do)¦ 3¦(leave something somewhere)¦ 4¦(stop thinking about)¦ 5¦(not care… …

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  • 106settle — set|tle W2S2 [ˈsetl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(end argument)¦ 2¦(decide)¦ 3¦(start living in a place)¦ 4¦(comfortable)¦ 5¦(quiet/calm)¦ 6¦(move down)¦ 7¦(pay money)¦ 8¦(organize business/money)¦ 9 settle a score/account 10 some …

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  • 107shout — shout1 W2S2 [ʃaut] v 1.) [I and T] to say something very loudly →↑scream, yell ↑yell ▪ There s no need to shout! I can hear you! shout at ▪ I wish you d stop shouting at the children. shout for ▪ We could hear them shouting for help …

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  • 108fair — 1 adjective 1 REASONABLE AND ACCEPTABLE a situation, system, or way of treating people that is fair seems reasonable and acceptable: a fair wage for the job | Who said life was fair? | Everyone should have the right to a fair trial. | it is fair… …

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  • 109favour — 1 BrE, favor AmE noun 1 HELP (C) something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them : ask a favour (of sb): Can I ask a favor of you? | do sb a favour: Could you do me a favour and turn off that light? | do sth as a favour …

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  • 110see — 1 /si:/ verb past tense saw past participle seen /si:n/ UNDERSTAND/REALIZE 1 (I, T) to understand or realize something: I can see that you re not very happy with the situation. | Seeing his distress, Louise put her arm around him. (+ why/what/who …

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