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The firm was badly in need of restructuring when she TOOK OVER. The asset management company TOOK OVER the bank's bad loans/ The firm has been TAKEN OUT by one of its main competitors/ Some workers will lose their jobs as machines TAKE OVER
begin t hv control f ST/ Take control f a company by buyin enough shares t do this/ Replace SB o ST
He was a frequent visitor to INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANAPOLIS is the ideal location for the business.
the capital and largest city of the US state of Indiana
I wonder if the game will ever CATCH ON WITH young people?/ He doesn't take hints very easily, but he'll CATCH ON (TO what you're saying) eventually.
become fashionable or popular/ Understand, especially after a long time
The school PLAYING FIELDS were marked out for football and rugby/ All we ask is that there be a level PLAYING FIELD (equal opportunities) for everyone bidding for the work.
a large area f ground where sports r played/ A situation where there is competition
I don’t have a car AT MY DISPOSAL
able to be used by you; able to help you
All the drinks were ON THE HOUSE
If you have something on the house, it is given to you free by a business
We place our trust in doctors, but they are FALLIBLE like everyone else/ This method is more FALLIBLE than most because it depends on careful and accurate timing=> Women are urged to take the test, despite its FALLIBILITY.
Able o likely t make mistakes/ A fallible object o system is likely nt t work in a satisfactory way
I'm CATERING FOR twelve on Sunday - the whole family is coming. Which firm will be CATERING at the wedding reception?/ Delegates can have meals CATERED by the hotel while the conference is underway.
Provide,& sometimes serve, food/ Provide the food & drinks at an event, fo an org, etc.
Internet shopping CATERS TO every conceivable need/ Why should you CATER TO his every whim?
Satisfy a need o t provide wht is wanted o needed by a particular person o group/ Satisfy a need or desire that is unusual or unacceptable
I'm going out to WALK OFF this headache. She twisted her ankle and tried to WALK it OFF, but it hurt too much.
walk in order to try and get rid of pain or an unpleasant feeling such as anger
I think her backache was just a way of GETTING OUT OF the housework/ I must GET OUT OF the habit of finishing people's sentences for them.
avoid doin ST tht u do nt want t do,esp by givin an excuse/ Give up or stop a habit or a regular activity
The radio started to CRACKLE. The logs CRACKLED and popped in the fireplace=> The CRACKLE of burning logs
Make a lot f short, dry, sharp sounds=> A short, dry, sharp sound
Australia is large, and REMOTE from the great centres of population of the world/ They live in a REMOTE corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest shop.
Far away in distance/ A remote area, house,o village is a long way fm any towns o cities
This enables you to get REMOTE access to your email/A new safety system is being developed for REMOTE monitoring of radiation in nuclear react(Refer t an activity tht is done away fm the place where it usu happens,esp by means f technology
Remote computer systems r available t users in another part f a building o in another place,eg through a network ( (INTERNET & TELECOMS)/....
It happened in the REMOTE past, so no one worries about it any more/ Since both cases are REMOTE FROM reality we can safely ignore them.
far away in time/ Not closely related to ST
A REMOTE possibility. The chances of a visit by Martians to Earth are REMOTE/ Her manner was REMOTE and cool.
slight/ Not very friendly or showing little interest in other people
