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old-fashioned to hit someone or something hard start learning
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I threw him on the ground and knelt on him and belaboured him with my umbrella,'
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to push or put something into a small space, especially in a quick careless way start learning
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He had tried to stuff a small spaniel puppy through the wire mesh
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start learning
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the wire mesh of the tennis court.'
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Pol. oczko siatki drucianej start learning
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He had tried to stuff a small spaniel puppy through the wire mesh of his father's tennis court.'
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to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint, usually in an accident start learning
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One leg was dislocated and his eye was scratched
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a letter containing information about you that is written by someone who knows you well, and is usually intended for a new employer start learning
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I was dismissed instead. Without a reference.'
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start learning
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a battered tin trunk with the letters A. MINTON painted on the side.
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Pol. cyna, blacha cynowana, puszka start learning
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to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over [= stumble] start learning
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But when he came to lift the trunk, he staggered. Crikey...
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behaving in a proud unfriendly way start learning
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Miss Minton looked at him haughtily
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Abbraviation for Royal Mail Steamer (Pol. = Parowiec Poczty Królewskiej) start learning
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the RMS Cardinal bound for Brazil
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(of people) able to do many different things or to adjust to new conditions, or (of things) able to be used for many different purposes: start learning
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In what way could The Mayfair Academy leavers have been quite versatile?
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to ignore something that you know is wrong: start learning
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The teacher turns a blind eye to sth Maia does
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in a way that is total, or expressed very clearly with no doubt start learning
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The cheerfulness of the people in Miss Bank's room could be interpreted unequivocally, couldn't it?
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to understand and care about someone's problems: start learning
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Miss Banks was not capable of sympathising with those who have lost their loved ones
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making someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried: start learning
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Mr Murray must have thought that the location of Maia's new home might be found disconcerting.
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someone who believes that a particular type or group of people should lead or have control over other types or groups of people because they believe they are better: start learning
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Which expressions in the last paragraph would be scorned by white supremacists?
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deserved and severe punishment: start learning
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The retribution on Henry was perhaps justifiable but unauthorised
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the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect: start learning
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What repercussions did Miss Minton's retribution for Henry's cruelty have on her career?
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