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I am broken-hearted that I screwed it up., start learning
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to make a mistake, or to spoil something:
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Joan retreated to the only real home she had ever known, start learning
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to go to a quiet safe place in order to avoid a difficult situation
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roses would thrive in the area, start learning
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to become very successful or very strong and healthy
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demand for the blooms was high, start learning
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the booming new industry brought economic and ecological problems in its wake., Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday's bomb attacks. start learning
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If something happens _____ something else, it happens after and often because of it:
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In the hothouses, grow lights blazed day and night, start learning
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to burn brightly and strongly:
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it disrupted the life cycle of insects and limited the nocturnal feeding of hippos, start learning
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happening in or active during the night, or relating to the night:
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they had no other option but to become poachers to survive, start learning
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someone who catches and kills animals illegally
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the competition for fish and game intensified, start learning
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wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport
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Her frustration was intensified by the ineptitude of the police in coming up with any solution., start learning
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people tried to take advantage of her or harassed her because she was without a husband., start learning
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to continue to annoy or upset someone over a period of time:
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She would say, forlornly, "If Alan was here..."', start learning
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literary alone and unhappy. left alone and not cared for:
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It was laughable now, humiliating even, start learning
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silly and not deserving to be seriously considered:
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Joan's diary had gone from being a chronicle of adventure to a ledger of crime, start learning
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a book in which things are regularly recorded, especially business activities and money received or paid
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she was carjacked at gunpoint and beaten, start learning
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the crime of stealing a car while someone is in it by using physical force or threats
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she installed steel doors and window grilles, start learning
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a frame of metal bars used to cover something such as a window or a machine:
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two men crept into the compound., zakrasc sie start learning
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to gradually start to be noticeable
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two men crept into the compound., The embassy compound has been closed to the public because of a bomb threat. start learning
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an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings
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he was on an assignment in Tanzania., I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term. start learning
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a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job:
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Joan's voice was frantic and trembling., start learning
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almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry:
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Screaming in Swahili that they would fill her with so many holes she'd 'look like a sieve', start learning
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a tool consisting of a wood, plastic, or metal frame with a wire or plastic net attached to it. You use it either to separate solids from a liquid, or you rub larger solids through it to make them smaller:
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she was too stubborn to surrender, start learning
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to stop fighting and admit defeat:
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she had made a last stand on her land., start learning
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to make a strong effort to defend yourself or to oppose sth
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when I try to write I go to pieces., start learning
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to become unable to think clearly and control your emotions because of something unpleasant or difficult that you have experienced:
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the brutal murder of conservationist Joan Root, start learning
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someone who works to protect animals, plants etc or to protect old buildings
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the brutal murder is still shrouded in mystery, Visitors have complained about the scaffolding that shrouds half the castle. start learning
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to hide something by covering or surrounding it:
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her killers are still at large., start learning
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if a dangerous person or animal is _____, they have escapefrom somewhere or have not been caught: na wolnosci
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Wild animals were the true wedding court of this bride and groom, start learning
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the son of a cockney meatpacker, start learning
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the type of speech used by people from the East End of London: who has a particular way of speaking which is typical of working class people who live there
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a place where animals are killed for their meat
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Everything Joan was not - outgoing, extroverted - Alan had in spades., start learning
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in large amounts or to a very great degree:
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Like the non-verbal communication between animals, it was just there - deep and primal, start learning
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relating to the time when human life on earth began:
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if an animal ______ someone, it injures them badly by tearing their flesh they were being chased, mauled, gored and stung by every conceivable creature, A small boy was mauled by the neighbour's dog. start learning
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If an animal...... someone, it attacks that person and injures them with its teeth or claws (long sharp nails):
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they were being chased, mauled, gored and stung by every conceivable creature, gored by a bull. start learning
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(of an animal) to cause an injury to someone, or damage something, with the horns or tusks:
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mozlliwy do pomyslenia they were being chased, mauled, gored and stung by every conceivable creature start learning
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possible to imagine or to believe:
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they covered much of Africa in their amphibious car. start learning
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relating to vehicles that operate both on land and in water:
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Joan often performed the more daunting role start learning
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making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something: oniesmielajacy
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Who was up a thorn tree ready to warn of a wildebeest herd thundering their way? start learning
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a wildebeest herd thunderied their way start learning
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a large African animal with a long tail and horns that curve to the sides that lives in areas covered in grass antylopa gnu
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Whose shoes were melted by volcanic lava start learning
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to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid, or to cause something to do this:
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He was at the height of his powers as a man. He's always boasting about his sexual prowess. athletic/sporting prowess. start learning
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Alan met a woman who he would find it difficult - to extricate himself from. start learning
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to remove something or set something free with difficulty:
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She also had two adorable, sociable children start learning
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used to describe people or animals that are easy to love because they are so attractive and often small:
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she tried to convince herself that it was a temporary fling. flung, flung start learning
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a short and not very serious sexual relationship
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Then Jennie was diagnosed with leukaemia start learning
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a serious disease in which the body produces too many white blood cells
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she could not have foreseen her attempted expulsion of Joan from his life. They threatened him with expulsion from school. start learning
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(the act of) forcing someone, or being forced, to leave a school, organization, or country:
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