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ENGLISH DAY 53

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  • This button needs to be STITCHED back onto my shirt. STITCH the pieces together along the fold/ The operation started at 8 a.m., and Bobby was STITCHED UP by midafternoon.
    Sew two things together, or to repair ST by sewing/ SB who has been stitched up has had a deep cut closed with stitches
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  • I DON'T have A STITCH to wear (= I do not have anything suitable to wear) for this party tonight. She ran down the hall to the bathroom WITHOUT A STITCH on (= naked).
    Without any clothes (IFML)
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  • She lives in a HIG-RISE overlooking the river=> A HIGH-RISE apartment/flat/hotel
    A tall modern building with many floors=> Used to describe a tall modern building with a lot of levels
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  • They were charged with VIOLATING federal law/Questions of this kind VIOLATE my privacy and I am not willing to answer (go, esp forcefully, into a place o situation which should b treated w respect & in which u r nt wanted o nt expected t b)
    Break o act against ST, esp a law, agreement, principle, o ST tht should b treated w respect/ ...../ Rape SB (IFML)
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  • a business TRANSACTION, We need to monitor the TRANSACTION of smaller deals/ (FML, COMMERCE) The Government is determined to make the UK the best place for the TRANSACTION of e-business.
    An occasion when SB buys o sells ST, o when money is exchanged o the activity f buyin o sellin ST/ The process f doing business
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  • He grabbed her, but she managed to BREAK AWAY/ Some members of the party BROKE AWAY to form a rival party/ The small radical faction BROKE AWAY from the independence movement.
    Leave o escape frm SB who is holding u/ Stop bein part f a group bc u begin t disagree w the ppl in the group/ End a relationship or connection
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  • We must STICK BY our decision.
    Continue t support ST o SB, esp in a difficult situation
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  • By MUTUAL agreement/consent, MUTUAL benefit/advantage, MUTUAL respect/understanding/interest, A MUTUAL decision
    Used to describe something that is done or felt by all or both people in a group
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  • Many people are more interested in JOB SATISFACTION than in earning large amounts of money.
    The feeling f pleasure & achievement tht u experience in ur job when u know tht ur work is worth doing, o the degree t which ur work gives u this feeling
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  • Toothbrushes should be replaced when the FILAMENTS become worn. Glass/silk FILAMENTS/ A tungsten FILAMENT
    A thin thread o fibre f natural o artificial material/ A thin wire, especially one that lights up inside an electric light bulb
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  • There was no COVER CHARGE - she just wanted to provide a place for musicians to share their music.
    A charge tht is sometimes added t the amount tht a customer pays fo food, drinks & service in a restaurant, o tht is added in a nightclub t pay fo entertainment
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  • She would COVER FOR her brothers when they came in late.
    Provide an excuse for SB, or an explanation for ST that has gone wrong
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  • They CHARGE you $20 just to get in the nightclub. How much/What do you CHARGE FOR a haircut and blow-dry?/ She is CHARGED WITH murdering her husband/ The paper CHARGED her WITH using the company's money for her own purposes.
    Ask an amount f money fo ST, esp a service o activity/ (The police) make a fml statement sayin tht SB is accused f a crime/ Publicly accuse SB f doin ST bad
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  • The violence began when the police CHARGED (AT) a crowd of demonstrators/ I've been CHARGING ABOUT/AROUND all day and I'm exhausted. He came CHARGING UP the stairs to tell me the good news.
    Move forward quickly & violently, esp twards ST tht has caused difficulty o anger/ Hurry frm one place t another/Put enough explosive into a gun to fire it once
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  • He was CHARGED WITH taking care of the premises (FML)/When a judge charges a jury, he or she explains the details of the law to them(US, LAW)/ She drove the car round the block to CHARGE (UP) its batteries.
    Order SB to do ST/.../ Put electricity into an electrical device such as a battery
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  • They put him on the back of a horse and looped a NOOSE around his neck/ The NOOSE of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious) daily.
    One end f a rope tied t form a circle tht cn b tightened round ST suchas a person's neck t hang (kill) em/ A serious problem o limit
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