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  • 21out — out1 W1S1 [aut] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from inside )¦ 2¦(outside)¦ 3¦(not at home)¦ 4¦(distant place)¦ 5¦(given to many people)¦ 6¦(get rid of something)¦ 7¦(not burning/shining)¦ 8¦(sun/moon etc)¦ 9¦(flowers)¦ 10¦(complet …

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  • 22fail — 1 /feIl/ verb 1 TRY BUT FAIL (I) to be unsuccessful in something that you want to do: Peace talks between the two countries have failed. | fail to do sth: Doctors failed to save the girl s life. | fail miserably (=be completely unsuccessful in a… …

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  • 23nerve — noun 1 in the body ADJECTIVE ▪ pinched (AmE), trapped (BrE) ▪ sensitive ▪ damaged ▪ facial, optic, sciatic …

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  • 24gut — gut1 [gʌt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 gut reaction/feeling/instinct 2¦(courage)¦ 3¦(inside your body)¦ 4¦(stomach)¦ 5¦(string)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(most important parts)¦ 8 at gut level 9 I ll have somebody s guts for garters ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …

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  • 25spirit — spir|it1 W2S3 [ˈspırıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(character)¦ 2¦(happy/sad)¦ 3¦(soul)¦ 4¦(no body)¦ 5¦(determination)¦ 6¦(attitude)¦ 7 team/community/public etc spirit 8¦(typical qualities)¦ 9 in spirit 10 get/enter into the sp …

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  • 26act — 1 noun (C) 1 ACTION (C) a particular kind of action: a criminal act | act of kindness/revenge/courage etc: The Bishop condemned the attack as an act of mindless violence. | a supreme act of heroism | the sexual act (=the act of having sex) 2 be… …

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  • 27Antoine D'Coolette — Superherobox| caption=Antoine as seen in StH#177. Artwork by Tracy Yardley. comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Antoine D Coolette real name= nicknames=Ant, Tony, SugahTwan, etc. publisher=Archie Comics debut= Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic …

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  • 28pluck — [plʌk] verb 1) [T] to take someone or something quickly from a particular place Rescue crews plucked survivors from the sea.[/ex] 2) [T] to pull the feathers off the body of a dead bird so that it can be cooked 3) [I/T] to pull the strings of a… …

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  • 29ball — 1 noun (C) 1 TO PLAY WITH a round object that is thrown, kicked, or hit in a game or sport: Bounce the ball to me. | a tennis ball 2 ROUND SHAPE something formed or rolled into a round shape: a ball of string | Shape the dough into balls. 3 the… …

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  • 30bottle — bot|tle1 W2S1 [ˈbɔtl US ˈba:tl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: bouteille, from Medieval Latin butticula, from Late Latin buttis wooden container for liquid ] 1.) a container with a narrow top for keeping liquids in, usually made of… …

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