EPISODE 17 No Word Is An Island (1 of 2)

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tie something in with something else
connect or incorporate something
I can hardly blame you.
used in spoken English: used to say that you think it was right or reasonable for someone to do what they did
have a good/excellent command of English
formal: speak English well or very well
have a poor command of English
formal: not speak English very well
belabour a point
formal: keep emphasising a fact or idea in a way that is annoying
devote time to something
formal: spend time on something
strike up a conversation
start talking to someone
strike up a friendship
start a friendship
fare well
If you _______ in something you do well or are successful.
fare badly
If you ______ in something you don't do well or are unsuccessful.
fare better/fare worseIf you ________ than someone else you are more successful than them and if you _________ than them you are less successful than them.set great/considerable store by somethingformal: consider something to be important or valuablelivelihoodthe way you earn money in order to liveoperate or compete on a level playing fieldwork together or compete under fair conditions in which no one has an unfair advantagebe besieged bybe surrounded by people or things that make you feel like you're under attackresentmenta feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfairat the expense ofcausing harm or damage to someone or somethingfeel torn about somethingfinding it difficult to choose between two possibilities, synonym: ambivalenta modern-day ______used to describe someone or something existing in the present time that is similar to someone or something from the pastfar-flungvery distantget away withnot be caught or punished when you have done something wrongpick uplearn something by watching or listening to other people and not through formal, academic study