 | Term | Definition |
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at issue |
most important in what's being discussed |
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make an issue of sth |
make sth seem more imp. than it should be, or to argue about it |
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take issue with sth/sb |
to disagree strongly |
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pertinent |
relavent |
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allude to sb/sth |
to mention sb or sth in an indirect way |
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heap sth on sb |
to give sb a lot of praise/critism, etc |
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much as |
although |
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stamp out |
to get rid of sth that is wrong or harmful |
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evenly |
speaking without showing emotion |
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compelled |
strong feeling of dislike |
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repulsive |
causing strong dislike |
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discretion |
the ability and right to decide exactly what should be done in a particular situation |
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sage |
wise |
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self-assertive |
giving your opinions in a powerful way so that other people will notice |
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denounce |
to criticize sth or sb strongly and publicly |
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incidental |
happening or existing in connection with something else that is more important: |
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incidental to |
naturally happening as a result of something |
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stern |
serious and strict, and showing strong disapproval of someone's behaviour |
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resolved |
determined |
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vie |
compete with other people to achieve or obtain sth |
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get under way |
begin |
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invasive |
moving into all areas of sth and difficult to stop |
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of the kind |
like or similar to what has been said |
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adjure |
to ask or order sb to do sth |
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concede |
to admit, often unwillingly that sth is true |
