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the way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work: start learning
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His latest movie is a grim portrayal of wartime suffering
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to take a lot of photographs quickly: start learning
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She's very pleased with her new camera and was snapping away the whole time we were abroad.
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to arrange something or a collection of things so that it can be seen by the public: start learning
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Family photographs were displayed on the wall.
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to cause someone to become very angry: start learning
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He was enraged at the article about him.
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expressing unfair or false criticism that is likely to damage someone's reputation: start learning
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a scurrilous remark/attack/article
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unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: start learning
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It's peculiar that they didn't tell us they were going away
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a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control: start learning
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I seem to have a constant compulsion to eat.
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planned or done in secret, especially describing something that is not officially allowed: start learning
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He has been having a clandestine affair with his secretary for three years.
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a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization: start learning
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The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs.
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(a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is: start learning
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The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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making you believe something that is not true: start learning
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It's deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it's very big.
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to argue that something is the best thing to do, giving your reasons: start learning
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We will only publish a new edition if you can make a convincing case for it
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a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick: start learning
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The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax
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to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime: start learning
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He has twice been convicted of robbery/arson
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one of the main characters in a story or a play start learning
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Key protagonists of the revolution were hunted down and executed.
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containing information, especially about a crime, that makes you think something is true but does not completely prove it: start learning
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The case against her was circumstantial.
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to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something: start learning
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The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.
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to emphasize the importance something: start learning
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The need for fire detectors in cargo bays was underscored by some accidents in the 1980s.
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not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way: start learning
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The play's message is perhaps too subtle to be understood by young children.
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information about someone or something that is stored by the police or by a doctor: start learning
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He is well known to the police and has a long criminal record (= a list kept by the police of his previous crimes).
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