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  • 91gate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ front, main ▪ entrance, exit ▪ back, side ▪ inner, outer …

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  • 92light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …

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  • 93say — 1 /seI/ verb past tense and past participle said /sed/ 3rd person singular says USE WORDS 1 WORD/SOUND (T) to pronounce a word or sound: “What did you say?” | “I m so tired” she said. | say hello/goodbye etc: She left without even saying goodbye …

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  • 94programme — ▪ I. programme pro‧gramme 1 [ˈprəʊgræm ǁ ˈproʊ ] , program noun [countable] 1. an important plan that will be continued over a period of time: • The airline is halfway through an expansion programme. • The commission is in favour of the auto… …

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  • 95case — noun 1 example ADJECTIVE ▪ classic, textbook, typical ▪ clear, obvious, simple ▪ It was a simple case of mistaken identity …

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  • 96ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big …

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  • 97fix — ▪ I. fix fix 1 [fɪks] verb [transitive] 1. informal to repair something: • We had to fix some computer problems. • It will cost millions of dollars to fix the system …

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  • 98catch — 1 verb past tense and past participle caught 1 STOP/TRAP SB (T) a) to stop someone after you have been chasing them and prevent them from escaping: You can t catch me! she yelled, running away across the field. | If the guerrillas catch you, they …

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  • 99swing — 1 verb past tense and past participle swung, 1 MOVE BACKWARDS/FORWARDS (I, T) to move backwards and forwards hanging from a fixed point, or to make something do this: a sign swinging in the wind | The soldiers swung their arms as they marched. 2… …

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  • 100hand*/*/*/ — [hænd] noun I 1) [C] the part of your body at the end of each arm that you use for holding things Mrs Bennet put her hands over her ears to shut out the noise.[/ex] The park was full of young couples holding hands (= holding each other s… …

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