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the action of moving, or of moving something, with skill and care The directors managed to secure a good deal for the company with a bit of subtle manoeuvring. começar a aprender
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the action of cleverly planning something to get an advantage e.g. With some careful manoeuvring, I was able to get the car into the narrow space.
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a plant that has long, sour-tasting red and green stems that can be cooked and eaten as a fruit
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He sat up in bed, bewildered, unsure of where he was. começar a aprender
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He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class. começar a aprender
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to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination
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The dictionary shows "neighbour" with the American variant spelling "neighbor". começar a aprender
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something that is slightly different from other similar things
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Your ultimate goal is to play the game as well as you can começar a aprender
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most important, highest, last, or final
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Don't bother with the computer manual - you'll pick it up as you go along. começar a aprender
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to learn a new skill by practising rather than being taught
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I thought I'd brush up (on) my French before going to Paris. começar a aprender
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to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten:
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We can get by with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff arrive. começar a aprender
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to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money
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There was a lot of positive feedback, which was very encouraging. começar a aprender
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making you feel more confidence or hope
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hese watches are good-quality fakes, and would pass for the genuine article in a store. começar a aprender
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to appear to be someone or something else, or to cause people to believe that you are someone or something else
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She was telling me he was dead, and I couldn't take it in. começar a aprender
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to understand completely the meaning or importance of something
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it's more formal começar a aprender
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I think we've been talking at cross purposes - I meant next year, not this year. começar a aprender
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If two or more people are at cross purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different subjects without realizing this
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on the tip of your tongue I know her - her name is on the tip of my tongue, but it won't come to me. começar a aprender
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about to be said if you can remember it:
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get the wrong end of the stick Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick. começar a aprender
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to not understand a situation correctly
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get your tongue around/round sth It's one language that I have real difficulty getting my tongue around. começar a aprender
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to pronounce a difficult word or phrase
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can't get your head around sth I just can't get my head around these tax forms. começar a aprender
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If you say that you can't get your head around something, you mean that you cannot understand i
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the standard way in which middle-class speakers of southern British English pronounce words
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