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to be lucky in finding yourself in a good situation, or in getting out of a difficult situation

to make an attempt to do sth

used to show that you think a person should deal with their own difficulties

(to say or express sth) in a very clear way, using few words

to deliberately avoid seeing sb / sth

in addition to your main job

Someone's true feelings, wishes, or conscience, often as opposed to reason, duty, or what they show outwardly.

when you say of all people, you are emphasizing that sb is the person you would most or least expect to do sth

to have the advantages of sth without its disadvantages; to have both things that are available

used to order sb to stop doing or saying sth

feeling ashamed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished

used as a way of encouraging or warning sb about sth

to hit sb / sth very hard

to accept or receive something offered, including agreeing to buy it

to get even worse

to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc.

used when you are stating what the facts of a situation are

used to emphasize that sth is easy to do or understand

to say sth that is not true at all

to show sb / know / learn how a particular job should be done

used to introduce the main point, problem, or explanation

only a small part of a much larger problem

used to say that it is not possible to get sth for nothing

to defeat sb / sth or gain an advantage

incomplete scraps of information, memory, or detail, not a whole account

to be willing to do something dishonest, immoral, or ruthless in order to get what you want

travelling, especially for long distances or periods of time

to avoid closeness or intimacy with someone; to stay emotionally or socially detached

the amount of attention sb / sth has from the public

going to every part of a place in a very thorough way

to be good at dealing with sb / sth

to praise sb to sb else in order to help them get a job, etc.

to be very surprising or beautiful

having enough experience to be able to do sth easily

used for saying what is the best opinion you can have of sb / sth, or the best thing that can happen, when the situation is bad

in a few words

to make sure you are not too near sb / sth

to consider it right or acceptable to do sth; to decide or choose to do sth

used when you say sth that is surprising, or sth connected with what sb else has just said

used to describe a situation that is very important or serious

used as a reply when sb suggests that you should not do sth

to arrive and leave; to move freely

into small pieces

used to say that sth cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad

to make sb feel nervous and slightly frightened, especially because sb / sth is unpleasant or strange

to be considered more important than anything else

used to say in an angry way that although you are not happy about sth that sb has said, you are not going to argue

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