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A war crimes TRIBUNAL, She took her case to an immigration appeals TRIBUNAL.(LAW)
A special court or group of people who are officially chosen, especially by the government, to examine (legal) problems of a particular type
MARGINALLY more expensive, The results were MARGINALLY above expectations. MARGINALLY better/worse/bigger
Slightly, by a very small amount
Consumers are buying more MID-RANGE cars as the price of fuel continues to rise/ A MID-RANGE score from a credit-rating agency
(COMMERCE in the middle of a range of products/ Not the highest or the lowest
ERGONOMIC design/features, I use an ERGONOMIC desk chair=> An ERGONIMICALLY designed computer mouse
Relating to the design of furniture or equipment which makes it comfortable and effective for people who use it
He's not sure about the idea, but I'm sure we'll WIN him OVER in the end. This is the last chance for the candidates to WIN OVER voters.
Persuade someone to support you or agree with you, often when they were opposed to you before
MWAH (IFML)
used to represent the sound of kissing, especially when people meet and kiss each other on or near the cheek
They're doing/working OVERTIME to get the job done on time. Everyone is on OVERTIME this weekend=> You can earn some OVERTIME by working after 6.00 p.m.
(time spent working) after the usual time needed o expected in a job=> Extra payment for working after the usual time
If the game ends in a tie, OVERTIME will be played. They lost to the Bears in OVERTIME.
a period of time in a sports game in which play continues if neither team has won in the usual time allowed for the game
The TV won't work if the cable's not CONNECTED/ They're not blood relations - they're just CONNECTED by marriage.
joined together/ Related to someone or ST
When things look black, there's always a SILVER LINING. The injury had a SILVER LINING lining: it enabled Blake to spend his father's last weeks with him.
an advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation
We've been RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES trying to get the information we need, but no-one will tell us anything.
be very active but with few results (IFML)
She got 90 percent, but Fred RAN HER CLOSE with 87 percent.
be nearly as good, fast, etc. as someone else
I can't untie the knot - it's too TIGHT/ That jacket's too TIGHT - you need a bigger size/ If you sit for long periods, it can make your hamstring muscles very TIGHT on the back of your thighs.
(held o kept together) firmly o closely/ Clothes o shoes tht r tight fit the body too closely & r uncomfortable/ Tight muscles feel stiff and difficult to move
Some people experienced TIGHT chests after exercising in areas of high pollution/ Lookin o soundin as if u r angry, frightened,o nervous,& nt relaxed)/ TIGHT security (Tight controls o rules severely limit wht cn happen)
A tight feeling is an uncomfortable feeling f pressure in part f ur body, caused by illness,fear, etc/ In a small, TIGHT voice, she said, "Help me, please"/...
The whales were swimming in a TIGHT circle/ (If a race, competition, election, etc. is tight, the ppl, teams,o orgs involved r f a similar standard & equally likely t b successful)/ I'm sorry I can't stay for a chat, time's really TIGHT
curvin sharply,nt gradually o loosely/ The new governor was elected after an unexpectedly TIGHT race/ If time o money is tight, there's only just enough f it
(IFML) He was too TIGHT to pay for a taxi so we had to walk/ Jim, you're TIGHT! (OLD-FASHIONED, IFML)/ The two of them were pretty TIGHT at school
unwilling t spend money/ Havin drunk too much alcohol/ If 2 ppl r tight, they know each other very well & like each other a lot (IFML)
