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Most exercise classes start gently, LULLING you INTO thinking that you're in good shape. Their promises LULLED us INTO a false sense of security (= made us feel safe, when in fact we were not)
make someone feel safe in order to trick them
A good sense of direction Which way is it? - I have no/a lousy SENSE OF DIRECTION!
the ability to find places or to know which direction to go
We taught our dog to RETRIEVE a ball. Computers are used to store and RETRIEVE information efficiently. He RETRIEVED the documents FROM his colleague's desk=> Information storage and RETRIEVAL
Find & bring back ST
The talks are due to RESUME today/ Please RESUME your seats, as the performance will continue in two minutes=>The president called for an immediate ceasefire and a RESUMPTION OF negotiations between the two sides.
(FML) If an activity resumes, o if u resume it, it starts again after a pause/ If u resume a place o position tht u hv left fo a period f time, u return to it
The IMAGERY in the poem mostly relates to death. The film contains a lot of religious IMAGERY.
the use of words or pictures in books, films, paintings, etc. to describe ideas or situations
PRELIMINARY results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials=>After a few polite PRELIMINARIES (= introductions), we stated our main ideas and intentions.
Comin before a more important action o event, esp introducin o preparin fo it=> An event o action tht introduces o prepares fo ST else
The change in the exchange rate provided a TIMELY boost to the company's falling profits.
happening at the best possible moment
FOREBEAR (FML)
a relative who lived in the past
One of the DRAWBACKS of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.
a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation
Your computer won't arrive till Thursday. IN THE MEANTIME, you can use Jude's. Carl's starting college in September. MEANWHILE, he's travelling around Europe.
until something expected happens, or while something else is happening
A STREAMLINED structure/system/ Our latest model has been revamped to give it a more modern, STREAMLINED look(A streamlined design o product has a smooth, attractive shape)
A streamlined business, process, activity, etc. has been made simpler & more effective by reducin costs, the number f ppl involved in it, etc/.....
A film exposing the sordid UNDERBELLY of modern urban society. Small businesses are the soft UNDERBELLY (= weakest parts) of the economy, and they need as much government support as possible.
the weakest or most unpleasant part of something (LITERARY)
That CHAPTER OF my life closed when I had a serious riding accident/He persuaded the cathedral CHAPTER to let the college use the room for worship (RELIGION)
A period tht is part f a larger amount f time during which st happens/ A group f ppl tht is in charge f a religious community
The local CHAPTER of the League of Women Voters meets at the library.
a local group that is part of a larger organization (US, FML)
a book for children with a story that is divided into chapters (= separate parts, usually given a number or a title), rather than a book that has many pictures and a simple story told in few words
This is a book that would appeal to a child making the leap from picture books to CHAPTER BOOKS (EDUCATION)
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN (SAYING)
said after an accident in order to make it seem less bad
