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The young players all seemed very WELL GROUNDED in the rich history of the music they were performing. The claim must be well grounded in fact.

being based on or having a good knowledge of facts

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The treatment has so far done little to ARREST the spread of the cancer/ A photo of a small boy ARRESTED my attention.

(FML) stop or interrupt the development of something/ Attract or catch someone's attention (FML)

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People in high heels and suits spilled out of TOWN CARS and sport-utility vehicles. (US)

a type of large, comfortable car, often driven by a chauffeur (= someone whose job is to drive people somewhere)

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Mr Dunn has been a member of the TOWN COUNCIL for many years=> TOWN COUNCILORS have discovered more than 130 of the town's lights are out of order. (US)

the local government of a town=> An elected member of the local government of a town

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TOWN CRIER

in the past, a person whose job was to make official announcements in a town or village by calling them out in public

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a building in which local government officials and employees work and have meetings/ A public meeting at which a politician or official speaks about his or her policies and answers questions from members of the public (US)

TOWN HALL/ Last week he spoke on the economy at a TOWN HALL in Austintown, Ohio.

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TOWN MEETING (US)

a meeting of the people who live or pay taxes in a town, for the purpose of governing the town

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The building received an award for its contribution to the TOWNSCAPE.

a view or the appearance of a town or city, or a work of art that represents this

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LEAP YEAR

A year that happens every four years and has an extra day on 29 February

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It's a global problem - what can individuals DO ABOUT it? (DO STH ABOUT STH)

take action to deal with something

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As this generation of Europeans retires, the population of WORKING AGE will fall faster than in America.

the age at which you are neither too young nor too old to work (HR, WORKPLACE)

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the upper AGE LIMIT. The lower AGE LIMIT for buying cigarettes in the UK is 16.

the age at which a person is allowed or not allowed to do something

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The 55-59 AGE BRACKET grew by over 16,000 during the 10-year period. Most of our students are in the 18–22 age bracket. (AGE RANGE, AGE GROUP)

a range of ages with a particular upper and lower limit, or a group of people whose ages are within this range

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The doctor's advice is to let the fever RUN ITS COURSE. I had to accept that the relationship had run its course.

develop and finish naturally

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You can't afford to run businesses inefficiently IN THIS DAY AND AGE

at the present time

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Do you fancy coming on a DAY TRIP to Bath next Saturday?=> Windsor hosts 9 million visitors a year, most of them American day-trippers.

a visit to a place in which you go there and come back on the same day=> SB who visits a place, going there and coming back on the same day

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