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  • 61ease — 1 noun (U) 1 with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it: The car travelled smoothly up the hillside, taking the bends with ease. | It was the ease with which the burglars got into the house that worried her. | with… …

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  • 62attention — noun 1 act of watching/listening/showing interest ADJECTIVE ▪ full, rapt, undivided ▪ They listened with rapt attention. ▪ careful, close, meticulous …

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  • 63fold — fold1 [fəuld US fould] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bend)¦ 2¦(smaller/neater)¦ 3¦(furniture etc)¦ 4 fold your arms 5¦(business)¦ 6¦(cover)¦ 7 fold somebody in your arms Phrasal verbs  fold something<=>in ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin …

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  • 64shake — 1 / SeIk/ past tense shook past participle shaken verb 1 MOVEMENT (I) to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements: His hand shook as he signed the paper. | The ground was shaking beneath their feet. | shake with… …

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  • 65Cardiff — For other uses, see Cardiff (disambiguation). City and County of Cardiff Dinas a Sir Caerdydd Clockwise from top: Cardiff Bay, the Senedd, Cardiff University and the Millennium Stadium …

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  • 66clamp — 1 verb (T) 1 (always + adv/prep) to fasten or hold two things together using a clamp: clamp sth together/onto etc: Clamp the two parts together until the glue dries. 2 (always + adv/prep) to put or hold something in a position where it does not… …

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  • 67boat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small ▪ open ▪ He was adrift in an open boat for three days. ▪ flat bottomed, glass bottomed ▪ …

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  • 68right — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is morally good PREPOSITION ▪ in the right (= having justice and truth on your side) ▪ There s no doubt that he s in the right on this. PHRASES ▪ have right on your side (esp. BrE) …

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  • 69weight — noun 1 amount sth weighs ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense ▪ light ▪ extra ▪ …

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  • 70latch — latch1 [lætʃ] n 1.) a small metal or plastic object used to keep a door, gate, or window closed ▪ Gwen lifted the latch and opened the gate. 2.) especially BrE a type of lock for a door that you can open from the inside by turning a handle, but… …

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