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v. make someone feel sure about something: I …. you that the dog isn’t dangerous.

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assure /a’Joa(r)/ v. make someone feel sure about something: I assure you that the dog isn’t dangerous.

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v. surprise someone very much: His rudeness … me.

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astonish /a’stonij/ v. surprise someone very much: His rudeness astonishes me.

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adj. that astonishes you: ….. news

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astonishing adj. that astonishes you: astonishing news

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adj. looking or feeling very surprised

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astonished /a’stonijt/ adj. looking or feeling very surprised

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n. great surprise

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astonishment n. great surprise

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v. surprise someone very much: The telegram ….me.

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astound /a’staund/ v. surprise someone very much: The telegram astounded me.

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astounding adj. that astounds you: ….. news.

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astounding adj. that astounds you: astounding news.

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adj. looking or feeling very surprised

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astounded /a’staondid/ adj. looking or feeling very surprised

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n. someone who travels in a spaceship; spaceman.

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astronaut n. someone who travels in a spaceship; spaceman.

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n. (no pi.) study of the sun. moon, planets, and stars,

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astronomy /a’stronami/ n. (no pi.) study of the sun. moon, planets, and stars,

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n. someone who studies astronomy: Galileo was a famous astronomer

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astronomer /o’stronamofr)/ n. someone who studies astronomy: Galileo was a famous astronomer

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prep. 1 word that shows where: Isabel is …. home.

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at /set/, /at/ prep. 1 word that shows where: Isabel is at home.

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word that shows what: He is good ….. football.

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2 word that shows what: He is good at football.

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word that shows when: We leave …. two o’clock.

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3 word that shows when: We leave at two o’clock.

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word that shows how fast, etc.: We drove … 60 kilometres an hour.

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word that shows how fast, etc.: We drove at 60 kilometres an hour.

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word that shows how much, etc.: / bought two lemons … I2p each

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word that shows how much, etc.: / bought two lemons at I2p each

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towards: He threw the stone …. me

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towards: He threw the stone at me

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n. person trained for sports such as running, jumping, swimming, etc.: Many …. took part in the Olympic Games.

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athlete /‘a01i:t/ n. person trained for sports such as running, jumping, swimming, etc.: Many athletes took part in the Olympic Games.

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adj. good at sports, etc.; having a strong body

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athletic /rO’letik/ adj. good at sports, etc.; having a strong body

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n. (pi.) sports like running, jumping, etc.

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athletics xO’letiks n. (pi.) sports like running, jumping, etc.

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n. (pi. atlases) book of maps.

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atlas /’actios/ n. (pi. atlases) book of maps.

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n. 1 (no pi.) all the gases around the earth.

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atmosphere /’ctmasfiafr)/ n. 1 (no pi.) all the gases around the earth.

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(no pi.) air in a place: The ….. in the hall was very hot.

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(no pi.) air in a place: The atmosphere in the hall was very hot.

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(pi. atmospheres) feeling in a place: a happy …..

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(pi. atmospheres) feeling in a place: a happy atmosphere

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n. smallest part of a chemical: Water is made of …. of hydrogen and oxygen.

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atom /’ctam/ n. smallest part of a chemical: Water is made of atoms of hydrogen and oxygen.

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atomic /a’tomik/ adj.

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atomic /a’tomik/ adj.

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v. join or fix one thing to another thing:to … a label to a parcel

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attach /a’tsetj/ v. join or fix one thing to another thing:to attach a label to a parcel

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like someone: I am very … to my cousin.

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like someone: I am very attached to my cousin.

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v. 1 start fighting or hurting someone: The robber …. the old man.

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attack /a’Uek/ v. 1 start fighting or hurting someone: The robber attacked the old man.

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make someone suddenly ill: Measles ….. many children.

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make someone suddenly ill: Measles attacks many children.

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n. someone who tries to hurt another person,

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attacker /a’tckafr)/ n. someone who tries to hurt another person,

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v. try to do something: Don is … to swim from England to France,

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attempt /a’tempt/ v. try to do something: Don is attempting to swim from England to France,

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deneme n.: a brave attempt.

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attempt n.: a brave attempt.

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v. go to a place where something is happening: Who …. the meeting?

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attend /»’tend/ v. go to a place where something is happening: Who attended the meeting?

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ilgilenmek , (a) work or listen with care: Please ….what you are doing!

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attend to, (a) work or listen with care: Please attend to what you are doing!

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ilgilenmek, care for, or serve, someone or something: A good nurse attends to her patients.

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care for, or serve, someone or something: A good nurse attends to her patients.

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hizmetci

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attendant /a’tendant/ n. 1 servant

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yardimci : a cloakroom ……

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2 helper: a cloakroom attendant.

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n. (no interest; thinking carefully about you are doing

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attention /a’tenjn / n. (no interest; thinking carefully about you are doing

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dikkat etmek, listen or look with care: Say that again, please—I wasn’t paying …..,

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pay attention, listen or look with care: Say that again, please—I wasn’t paying attention,

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stand straight and still: TV soldiers …. while the governor was passing.

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stand at or to attention, stand straight and still: TV soldiers stood to attention while the governor was passing.

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n. room inside the roof of a house.

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attic /‘actik/ n. room inside the roof of a house.

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n. what you think about something: What is her attitude to school?

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attitude /’etitju.d/ n. what you think about something: What is her attitude to school?

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v. 1 make something come nearer: Magnets … pins.

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attract /a’tnekt/ v. 1 make something come nearer: Magnets attract pins.

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make someone want to come nearer, look at it, etc.: The concert … many people.

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make someone want to come nearer, look at it, etc.: The concert attracted many people.

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n. something that makes you want to come nearer, look at it, etc.: The Tower of London is a great ….. to tourists.

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attraction /a’trxkjn/ n. something that makes you want to come nearer, look at it, etc.: The Tower of London is a great attraction to tourists.

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adj. pleasing to see, hear, etc.: an ….. girl.

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attractive /a’tnektiv/ adj. pleasing to see, hear, etc.: an attractive girl.

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n. public sale where each thing is sold to the person who will give the most money for it.

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auction /’o:kJn/ n. public sale where each thing is sold to the person who will give the most money for it.

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n. group of people listening to a speaker, singer, etc.

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audience /‘o:dians/ n. group of people listening to a speaker, singer, etc.

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n. someone who writes books, stories, etc.: Dickens was the …. of “Oliver Twist’.

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author f’o:Qa(t)/ n. someone who writes books, stories, etc.: Dickens was the author of “Oliver Twist’.

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n. 1 (no pi.) power to tell people what they must do: control: A manager has … over his staff.

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authority /o:’0brati/ n. 1 (no pi.) power to tell people what they must do: control: A manager has authority over his staff.

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(pi. authorities) person or people who say what others must do: the city …..

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(pi. authorities) person or people who say what others must do: the city authorities.

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(pi. autobiographies) book that some-one has written about his own life,

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autobiography /.otobai’ografi/ * (pi. autobiographies) book that some-one has written about his own life,

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imza n. person’* name written by himself: Pete collects the autographs of cricketers.

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autograph /’o:tagra:f/ n. person’* name written by himself: Pete collects the autographs of cricketers.

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adj. 1 that can work by itself: an …. door.

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automatic /,o:to’m«tik/ adj. 1 that can work by itself: an automatic door.

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otomatikman

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automatically adv.

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n. time of the year between summer and winter,

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autumn /’3:1am/ n. time of the year between summer and winter,

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adj. free; ready when you need it: The hotel Is full, so there are no rooms ….

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available /o’veibbl/ adj. free; ready when you need it: The hotel Is full, so there are no rooms available.

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n. road with trees on each side; wide street,

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avenue /’cvanju:/ n. road with trees on each side; wide street,

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n. 1 the middle number of a group: The average of 3. 4, and 5 Is 4

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average /’cvandj/ n. 1 the middle number of a group: The average of 3. 4, and 5 Is 4

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what is ordinary, not special. average adj.: an … student.

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what is ordinary, not special. average adj.: an average student.

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v. keep away or go away from something or someone that you do not like: We crossed the road to …. meeting her.

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avoid /o’void/ v. keep away or go away from something or someone that you do not like: We crossed the road to avoid meeting her.

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v. be waiting or ready for something or someone: A big welcome ….. Ben when he comes home.

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await /a’wett/ v. be waiting or ready for something or someone: A big welcome awaits Ben when he comes home.

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adj. not sleeping: Is the baby … or asleep?

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awake /a’weik/ adj. not sleeping: Is the baby awake or asleep?

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stop sleeping v.

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awake

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n. prize, etc. that you give to someone who has done something very well: Jane saved the child from drowning and they gave her an award for …,

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award /o’wo:d/ n. prize, etc. that you give to someone who has done something very well: Jane saved the child from drowning and they gave her an award for bravery,

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v. give someone money, a prize, etc.: They ….. her first prize when she won the race.

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award v. give someone money, a prize, etc.: They awarded her first prize when she won the race.

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adj. farkında know something; know what is happening: The thief was not …. that I was watching him.

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aware /a’weofr)/ adj. be aware, know something; know what is happening: The thief was not aware that I was watching him.

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adv. 1 from here; from there: The sea is two kilometres …

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away /a’wei/ adv. 1 from here; from there: The sea is two kilometres away.

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so that there is less, none: If you leave the pot on the cooker too long, all the water will boil …..

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so that there is less, none: If you leave the pot on the cooker too long, all the water will boil away.

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not here: Lisa is …. today but she will be back tomorrow.

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not here: Lisa is away today but she will be back tomorrow.

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huşu içinde bırakmak n. (no pi.) respect and fear

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awe Jo:/ n. (no pi.) respect and fear

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adj. 1 making you very afraid, very sad, or shocked: It is … to read about poverty.

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awful /‘o:fI/ adj. 1 making you very afraid, very sad, or shocked: It is awful to read about poverty.

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very bad: … weather.

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very bad: awful weather.

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adv. very: That’s awfully kind of you!

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awfully /’o.fli/ adv. very: That’s awfully kind of you!

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adj. 1 not easy to use: A narrow road is …. for big lorries.

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awkward /’o:kwad/ adj. 1 not easy to use: A narrow road is awkward for big lorries.

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not able to move easily: an …. dancer,

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not able to move easily: an awkward dancer,

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acemice adv.: He walks …. because his leg is hurt.

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awkwardly adv.: He walks awkwardly because his leg is hurt.

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balta

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axe

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çocuk bakmak

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babysit /’beibisit/ V. (pres. part, babysitting, past part. & past tense babysat /’beibisast/) look after a child when the parents are away for a short time,

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bebek bakıcısı

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babysitter

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n. 1 man who has never had a wife.

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bachelor /’bstjalafr)/ n. 1 man who has never had a wife.

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person who has the first university degree: a ….. of Arts.

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person who has the first university degree: a Bachelor of Arts.

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(arka) adj. farthest from the front: John sits in the …. row and cannot see the blackboard very well.

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back1 /bek/ adj. farthest from the front: John sits in the back row and cannot see the blackboard very well.

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adv. 1 away from the front: / looked …. to see if he was coming.

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back2 adv. 1 away from the front: / looked back to see if he was coming.

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place where it was before: Put the book …. when you have read it

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(back) place where it was before: Put the book back when you have read it

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in return; in reply: Vincent hit me and I hit him …..

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in return; in reply: Vincent hit me and I hit him back.

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part that is behind, farthest from the front: Your heel is at the ……. of your foot.

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back . part that is behind, farthest from the front: Your heel is at the back of your foot.

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part of the body of a person or animal between the neck and legs: Neil lav on his …….and looked up at the sky

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back. part of the body of a person or animal between the neck and legs: Neil lav on his back and looked up at the sky

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do something and not tell someone

I thought I trusted him, but I found out yesterday he went behind my …. and told everyone about it.

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go behind someone’s back, do something and not tell someone. I thought I trusted him, but I found out yesterday he went behind my back and told everyone about it.

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put your back into, work hard at something. If you put your …… into that report, you’ll soon be done.

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put your back into, work hard at something. If you put your back into that report, you’ll soon be done.

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when someone’s beck is turned, when someone is not looking: You always stop work when my ….. is turned.

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when someone’s beck is turned, when someone is not looking: You always stop work when my back is turned.

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Football player or hockey player who is behind the forwards.

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Back

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help someone; say that you think someone or something is best: We all ….. our school team

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help someone; say that you think someone or something is best: We all back our school team

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geriye çekilmek. move away backwards: Sally …… from the big dog

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back away, move away backwards: Sally backed away from the big dog

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give up a plan, promise, etc.: Paul …… of the game so we only had ten players.

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back out, give up a plan, promise, etc.: Paul backed out of the game so we only had ten players.

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belkemiği

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backbone /’batkbaun/ n. line of bones down the back of the body,

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arka plan n. things at the back in a picture: This is a photo of my house with the mountains in the background.

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background /’bxkgraund/ n. things at the back in a picture: This is a photo of my house with the mountains in the background.

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geriye doğru yapılan . adj. 1 towards the back: a backward step.

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backward /’bsekwad/ adj. 1 towards the back: a backward step.

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gelişmemiş. not having modem things, ways, etc.: a ….. country.

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not having modem things, ways, etc.: a backward country.