to make changes to sth

  • 101polish — pol|ish1 [ˈpɔlıʃ US ˈpa: ] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: polir, from Latin polire] 1.) to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it ▪ I spent all afternoon polishing the silver. polish sth with sth ▪ Polish the lenses …

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  • 102rule — 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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  • 103wind — 1 /wInd/ noun 1 AIR (C, U) moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current: a 70 mile an hour wind | branches swaying in the wind | the wind blows: A gentle wind was blowing through the trees. | strong/high winds: The… …

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  • 104link — ▪ I. link link 1 [lɪŋk] noun [countable] 1. something that joins two places and allows easy travel or communication between them: • Mongolia has plans to extend its road, air and rail links with China and Russia. • We can set up a video link… …

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  • 105charge — charge1 W1S1 [tʃa:dʒ US tʃa:rdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(price)¦ 2¦(control)¦ 3¦(somebody/something you look after)¦ 4¦(crime)¦ 5¦(blame)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(effort)¦ 8¦(electricity)¦ 9¦(explosive)¦ 10¦(strength of feelings)¦ …

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  • 106level — lev|el1 W1S1 [ˈlevəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(standard)¦ 3¦(height)¦ 4¦(floor/ground)¦ 5¦(rank of job)¦ 6¦(way of understanding)¦ 7 at local/state/national etc level 8 a level playing field 9 be on the level …

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  • 107place — place1 W1S1 [pleıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(area/space/building etc)¦ 2¦(home )¦ 3 take place 4¦(space to sit or put something)¦ 5¦(point in book/speech)¦ 6¦(opportunity to do something)¦ 7¦(role/position)¦ 8 in place 9 in place o …

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  • 108adjust — ad‧just [əˈdʒʌst] verb [transitive] 1. to make small changes to something in order to correct or improve it: • Their monthly repayments are adjusted once a year. 2. seasonally adjusted ACCOUNTING seasonally adjusted figures have been changed… …

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  • 109substantial — sub‧stan‧tial [səbˈstænʆl] adjective large enough in amount or number to be noticeable or to have an important effect: • The document requires substantial changes. • You could make substantial monthly savings on your mortgage. substantially… …

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  • 110insensitive — adj. 1 not knowing or caring how sb else feels VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem, sound ▪ It may sound insensitive, but I don t understand why he s so upset. ▪ become, grow …

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