to hold onto sth
71footing — foot|ing [ˈfutıŋ] n 1.) [singular] the conditions or arrangements on which something is based put/place sth on a ... footing ▪ He wanted to put their relationship on a permanent footing. a financial/commercial/legal etc footing ▪ The city started …
72stock — stock1 W3S3 [stɔk US sta:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a shop)¦ 2¦(finance)¦ 3¦(amount available)¦ 4¦(supplies)¦ 5 take stock (of something) 6¦(cooking)¦ 7¦(gun)¦ 8¦(animals)¦ 9 the stocks 10 somebody s stock is high/low …
73cling — verb 1 hold tightly ADVERB ▪ closely, firmly, tightly ▪ I clung closely to my mother s arm. ▪ desperately, fiercely, helplessly …
74lead — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 example set by sb ADJECTIVE ▪ moral (esp. BrE) VERB + LEAD ▪ give, take ▪ The government should give a lead in tackling racism. ▪ …
75break — 1 /breIk/ verb past tense broke, past participle broken 1 IN PIECES a) (T) to make something separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it: The thieves got in by breaking a window. | break sth in two/in… …
76march — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement/journey ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ steady ▪ slow ▪ forced ▪ approach …
77stomach — noun 1 part of the body where food is digested ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ You shouldn t drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food). ▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset …
78heft — [heft] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: heave] 1.) to lift something heavy heft sth onto/into etc sth ▪ He hefted his bag into the car. 2.) to lift or hold something in order to judge how heavy it is ▪ Quinn hefted the package in his hands …
79reel — reel1 [ri:l] v 1.) to be confused or shocked by a situation ▪ Norman s brain was reeling, but he did his best to appear calm. reel from ▪ The party is still reeling from its recent election defeat. 2.) [i]also reel back to step backwards suddenly …
80shine — 1 verb past tense and past participle shone, 1 (I) to produce light: At last the sun was shining after weeks of rain. (+ in/on): That lamp s shining in my eyes. 2 (I) to look bright and shiny: a big basket of shining fish of every shape and size… …
