to stand in the way of sth

  • 121block*/*/ — [blɒk] noun [C] I 1) a large building with a lot of different levels an apartment/office block[/ex] The whole block of flats was destroyed.[/ex] 2) a solid piece of wood, stone, ice etc with straight sides a block of marble[/ex] 3) an amount of… …

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  • 122conduct — 1 verb 1 conduct a survey/experiment/inquiry etc to carry out a particular process, especially in order to get information or prove facts: The company conducted a survey to find out local reaction to the leisure centre. 2 MUSIC (I, T) to stand in …

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  • 123frighten — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel afraid: Don t stand so near the edge, you re frightening me! | frighten sb to death/frighten sb out of their wits (=make someone feel extremely afraid): She ll be frightened to death when she sees the way you drive …

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  • 124flesh — 1 noun (U) 1 the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones : flesh wound (=a slight injury from a knife or bullet) 2 the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten: Cut the melon in half and scoop …

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  • 125it — W1S1 [ıt] pron [used as subject or object] [: Old English; Origin: hit] 1.) used to refer to a thing, animal, situation, idea etc that has already been mentioned or is already known about ▪ Where s your office? It s on the third floor. ▪ I love… …

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  • 126system — sys|tem W1S1 [ˈsıstım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(related parts)¦ 2¦(method)¦ 3¦(computers)¦ 4 somebody s system 5 all systems go 6 the system 7 get something out of your system 8¦(order)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; …

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  • 127signal — 1 / sIgnFl/ noun (C) 1 a sound or action that you make in order to give information to someone or tell them to do something: signal (for sb) to do sth: A bell began to ring, the 8 o clock signal to start work. | When he closes his book, it s a… …

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  • 128understanding — un|der|stand|ing1 W3 [ˌʌndəˈstændıŋ US ər ] n 1.) [singular, U] knowledge about something, based on learning or experience understanding of ▪ How does this add to our understanding of the problem? ▪ If you know the neighbourhood, you have an… …

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