to have an effective but hidden means to achieve sth

(a)  

a person’s weakness or a vulnerable spot in their character

(a)  

the most crucial or important test of worth

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equally for everyone, everything, or in all cases

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what people do is more important than what they say

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sth or sb that is a burden and difficult to get rid of

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speaking seriously

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uncoordinated and awkward, especially with one’s hands

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wrong to the point of being silly or unbelievable

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to be present for an activity without taking part in it

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a person or thing that is loved above all else

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well-equipped with weapons

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directly or in a straight line, without roads

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in strong disagreement, in a quarrel; at an impasse

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at a loss about what to do next; in a state of frustration

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on any pretext; without needing an excuse or reason

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no longer able to deal with a bad situation

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a hidden reason for wanting sth or for not liking sb or sth

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return to the beginning

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return to the planning stage of a project

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to be in a difficult or desperate situation

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a criticism that is phrased in such a way that it appears to be a compliment

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a person who gives driving orders when they are not the driver

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negative or ill feelings

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to misdirect one’s efforts or arguments

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harmlessly crazy or eccentric

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to argue or pursue a point or topic without the possibility of success

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to run very fast in the opposite direction

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to speak/write evasively; to talk around an issue

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to do sth before sb else does it

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to search exhaustively

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in a difficult situation or position

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to act unfairly

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to talk to sb for a long time

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distraught; very anxious and troubled

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irrelevant

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to be sure (affirmatively)

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to be sure (affirmatively & negatively)

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facing 2 difficult outcomes for the same situation (dramatically)

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beyond or outside the limits of morally or socially acceptable behavior

(a)  

an important, powerful or influential person

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an important, powerful or influential person (sarcastically, disparangingly)

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an important, powerful or influential person (in a corporate structure)

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a person who is considered important mainly because the place or setting is small

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a broad view overview of sth or someplace

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to take on more work or responsibility than one can accomplish

(a)  

to face a difficult or unpleasant situation

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to be destroyed or ruined beyond repair; to die (slang)

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a difficult or unpleasant reality to deal with

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discolored from a bruise; injured in a fight either physically or verbally

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a system of buying and selling illegal goods or goods at illegal prices or quantities

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to lose consciousness temporarily

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an outcast

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formal dress

(a)  

to boast or brag

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to become suddenly very angry

(a)  

to have mixed or inconsistent feelings about sth

(a)  

to express one’s anger, usually noisily and harmlessly, thereby relieving one’s tension

(a)  

sad

(a)  

a person (or animal) that is an aristocrat or from a noble family

(a)  

a law which regulates personal behavior such as going to certain movies, dancing, or gambling

(a)  

renowned / first prize

(a)  

a person who earns a living doing manual labor

(a)  

the point at which one loses one’s temper

(a)  

to fail completely

(a)  

a topic of dispute

(a)  

a dispute

(a)  

naive

(a)  

(to be) realistic and practical

(a)  

the net result / the simple and irrefutable truth

(a)  

the least able member of a group; the least desirable items from a collection

(a)  

a call to drink; to empty one’s glass

(a)  

restricted; to restrict sb

(a)  

sb that provides financially for their family

(a)  

to get things started, particularly by means of a social introduction or conversation

(a)  

to be a great success

(a)  

to bring money into the household to support a family

(a)  

to be dismissed casually and almost cruelly

(a)  

to bother, annoy, or irritate mildly

(a)  

insensitive to delicate situations; to be so clumsy that one breaks things inadvertently

(a)  

bad advice or instructions

(a)  

to take a course of action that makes it impossible to go back

(a)  

to accelerate so quickly from a stopped position that the ties literally burn; to hurry (slang)

(a)  

to overwork oneself

(a)  

to stay up late at night studying or working

(a)  

a question that deserves or demands discussion

(a)  

to end a dispute

(a)  

to interfere / literally to push one’s way in between other people

(a)  

to flatter sb, usually excessively, in order to gain a favor

(a)  

by one way or another; by any means possible

(a)  

operate according to the rules

(a)  

to accomplish sth by luck and instinct rather than skill

(a)  

by a very narrow margin

(a)  

the informal, verbal passing of info from one person to another

(a)  

to confront or hold sb responsible for their misdeed

(a)  

to challenge sb to carry out a threat or prove the truth of a statement

(a)  

to speak plainly or call sth by its right name, even if it’s unpleasant

(a)  

to be in control or to give orders

(a)  

a situation that contains many unexpected & unwanted problems & consequences

(a)  

to be in love with sb, usually sb who does not love in return

(a)  

to take on work or responsibility in order to keep a project moving forward

(a)  

to offer sth to sb who cannot appreciate it

(a)  

to catch sb in the act of committing some offense

(a)  

to attract one’s visual attention

(a)  

to appeal to sb

(a)  

to change plans or leaders in the middle of some action or event

(a)  

a reversal of attitude

(a)  

to be lucky or avoid danger

(a)  

a personal history that includes both successes and failures, or ethical and unethical behavior

(a)  

to scold sb harshly

(a)  

to think slowy & carefully about sth

(a)  

scared, frightened

(a)  

to lose one's nerve

(a)  

very much like one's parents

(a)  

a feeling of bitterness caused by a sense that one has been treat unfairly

(a)  

to not say anything

(a)  

a new beginning, usually achieved by removing any records of of previous bad deeds/debts

(a)  

to take or steal everything sb has

(a)  

to resolve hidden resentment or uncover hidden thoughts

(a)  

to be uneasy or restless

(a)  

to join the crowd in following a popular position, cause, activity, or fashion

(a)  

a narrow escape

(a)  

unwilling to consider new ideas

(a)  

to act silly

(a)  

a story that is too unlikely to be believed

(a)  

too scare to do sth

(a)  

abruptly, not gradually

(a)  

to return (figuratively) to a point where one has been before

(a)  

to return to cause trouble

(a)  

a response to a statement that cannot be believed / a behavior that must be stopped

(a)  

to stop being shy

(a)  

to avoid blame that one deserves; to seem innocent

(a)  

to ruin one's plans

(a)  

to invent or plan

(a)  

to wait

(a)  

trapped with no means of escape

(a)  

to cost a great deal of money

(a)  

a person who sits on the couch a lot, usually eating snack foods and watching TV

(a)  

the best

(a)  

false, exaggerated tears

(a)  

to hope for luck

(a)  

to be unhappy because of a past event that cannot be changed

(a)  

to admit defeat

(a)  

to raise a false alarm or exaggerate so often that one is no longer believed

(a)  

routine / clear and unequivocal

(a)  

to do things poorly or incompletely in order to save money

(a)  

to injure oneself in the process of seeking revenge or to punish sb

(a)  

to hurt or wound sb deeply

(a)  

to meet standards

(a)