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A ... is a pause in which nothing happens, or a gap where something is missing. formal inizia ad imparare
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1. Diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus 2. There was an hiatus in his acting life.
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A ... is a living creature. 🇺🇸 inizia ad imparare
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To warn somebody about something important, but simultaneously not changing a whole picture of situation inizia ad imparare
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Before we begin, a word of caution is in order about what we can infer from the arguments of this section and the next.
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Unexpected meeting with someone, that caused a gain, benefit or advantage for somebody inizia ad imparare
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But the film came about thanks to a chance encounter.
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The ... of a situation or event is its extreme importance or seriousness. inizia ad imparare
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A ... is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way. inizia ad imparare
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1. We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air 2... the huddle of dark houses on the other side of the reservoir
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A ... of a colour, feeling, or quality is a small amount of it. inizia ad imparare
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1. His skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge 2. Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in Eva's voice?
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The ... of something are all the things that are believed to be true about it. formal inizia ad imparare
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... some verities of human nature
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conditions of an agreement inizia ad imparare
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you work here on our terms
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A ... is the difference between two amounts, especially the difference in the number of votes or points between the winner and the loser in an election or other contest. inizia ad imparare
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If there is a... for something in a situation, there is some freedom to choose what to do or decide how to do it. inizia ad imparare
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The money is collected in a straightforward way with little margin for error.
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the amount by which one thing differs from another inizia ad imparare
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a large margin separated the parties
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a long line of people or animals, one behind another inizia ad imparare
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1. They were horrified to see files of ants marching through the kitchen. 2. They walked in (single) file (= one behind another).
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... is special or extra importance that is given to an activity or to a part or aspect of something inizia ad imparare
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Too much emphasis is placed on research
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... is extra force that you put on a syllable, word, or phrase when you are speaking in order to make it seem more important. inizia ad imparare
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1. 'I might have known it!' Miss Burnett said with emphasis. 2. The emphasis is on the first syllable of the last word
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If you say that someone has a... of a quality or characteristic, you mean that they have a small but impressive amount of this quality or characteristic. inizia ad imparare
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1. a superficial patina of knowledge. [+ of] 2. Except for a patina of charisma, he was like a thousand other bright young men in Toronto
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The ... of a group is the way that the positions people have are arranged according to their status or power within the group. inizia ad imparare
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