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  • 101clean*/*/*/ — [kliːn] adj I 1) not dirty or polluted Go and put on a clean shirt.[/ex] the clean country air[/ex] Tom had scrubbed the floor clean.[/ex] I like to keep the place clean and tidy.[/ex] Everything in the house was spotlessly clean (= extremely… …

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  • 102big — big1 W1S1 [bıg] adj comparative bigger superlative biggest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(important)¦ 3¦(popular/successful)¦ 4¦(older)¦ 5¦(large degree)¦ 6¦(bad)¦ 7 have big ideas/plans 8 be big on …

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  • 103game — 1 /geIm/ noun 1 ACTIVITY OR SPORT (C) a) an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules: What s your favorite game? | Dan s never liked card games. b) an occasion when a game is played: Did you see the game …

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  • 104event — e|vent W1S1 [ıˈvent] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(interesting/exciting)¦ 2¦(social gathering)¦ 3¦(race/competition)¦ 4 in any/either event 5 in the event 6 in the event of something 7 in the normal course of events ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin:… …

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  • 105suspicion — noun 1 (C, U) a feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest: have your suspicions (=think you probably know who did something wrong): I m not sure who took it, but I have my suspicions. | have a sneaking… …

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  • 106no dice — I. phrasal : of no avail : no use : futile falls in love with her … but it is no dice Philip Hamburger II. phrasal 1. of a cast of dice : not valid …

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  • 107monitor — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 television/computer screen ADJECTIVE ▪ colour/color ▪ digital ▪ CCTV, computer, PC, television, TV, v …

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  • 108performance — noun 1 sth performed ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ public ▪ evening, matinee ▪ amateur, professional ▪ …

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  • 109cry foul — To assert that a rule has been broken, and claim the penalty • • • Main Entry: ↑foul * * * cry foul phrase to say publicly that something is dishonest or illegal, especially when it affects you directly Australia has cried foul over the decision… …

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  • 110two wrongs don't make a right — two wrongs don’t make a right phrase used for saying that you should not react to someone’s wrong behaviour by doing something wrong yourself Thesaurus: revengesynonym Main entry: two * * * proverb the fact that someone has done something unjust… …

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