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  • 11take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …

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  • 12personally — adverb 1 IN YOUR OPINION (sentence adverb) especially spoken used to emphasize that you are only giving your own opinion about something: Personally, I don t think much of the idea. 2 DIRECTLY doing or having done something yourself rather than… …

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  • 13take personally — please don t take this personally, but I think the trim should be a shade darker Syn: take offense, take something amiss, be offended, be upset, be affronted, take umbrage, take exception, feel insulted, feel hurt …

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  • 14take it upon yourself to (do something) — take it upon (yourself/itself) to (do something) to accept a responsibility without being asked to. He took it upon himself to personally thank each person who came to the memorial service. The Transit Authority has taken it upon itself to be the …

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  • 15take it upon itself to (do something) — take it upon (yourself/itself) to (do something) to accept a responsibility without being asked to. He took it upon himself to personally thank each person who came to the memorial service. The Transit Authority has taken it upon itself to be the …

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  • 16take for — verb keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view (Freq. 2) take for granted view as important hold these truths to be self evident I hold him personally responsible • Syn: ↑deem, ↑hold, ↑ …

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  • 17take the law into your own hands —    If, instead of calling the police, you act personally against someone who has done something wrong, you take the law into your own hands.     Instead of calling the police, he took the law into his own hands and confronted the youth who had… …

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  • 19hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …

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  • 20The Art of Fiction — The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers is a nonfiction book by Ayn Rand, published posthumously. Edited by Tore Boeckmann, it was published by Plume in 2000, ISBN 0452281547. The book is based on a 1958 series of 12 four hour… …

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