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nod past tense and past participle nodded, present participle nodding
1 to move your head up and down, especially in order to show agreement or understanding
Mom nodded her head sympathetically.
nod your approval/agreement etc (=show your approval etc by nodding)
Corbett nodded his acceptance.
2 to move your head down and up again once in order to greet someone or give someone a sign to
do something
nod at The judge nodded at the foreman to proceed.
nod to She nodded to us as she walked by.
3 have a nodding acquaintance (with something)
to know a little about a subject but not a lot: Students will need to have a nodding acquaintance with
Spanish.
4 have a nodding acquaintance (with somebody)
also be on nodding terms (with somebody) British English to know someone but not very well
nod off phrasal verb to begin to sleep, usually when you do not intend to and are sitting
somewhere: I missed the movie because I kept nodding off.
dream something ↔ up phrasal verb
to think of a plan or idea, especially an unusual one:
He was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.
anti1 opposed to [≠ pro-]:
antinuclear (=opposing the use of NUCLEAR weapons and power)
anti-American
2 the opposite of something:
anticlimax (=an unexciting ending instead of the expected exciting ending)
3 acting to prevent something:
antifreeze (=a liquid added to a car's engine to prevent freezing)
pro1 supporting or approving of something [≠ anti-]:
pro-American
2 technical doing a job instead of someone:
the pro-vice-chancellor
heavily
1 in large amounts, to a high degree, or with great severity [= very]:
I became heavily involved in politics.; The report was heavily criticized in the press.
a heavily populated area; thousands of heavily armed troops; His wife was heavily pregnant at the
time.
it rains/snows heavily It's been raining heavily all day.
drink/smoke heavily Paul was drinking heavily by then.
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heavily dependent/reliant/influenced Britain is heavily dependent on imports for its raw
materials.
2 sleep heavily
if you sleep heavily, you cannot be woken easily
3 breathe heavily
to breathe slowly and loudly: Breathing heavily, I stopped and sat down to rest.
4 heavily built
having a large broad body that looks strong
5 if you do or say something heavily, you do it slowly and with a lot of effort, especially because
you are sad or bored: He was walking heavily, his head down.
6 be heavily into something
informal to do something a lot or be very interested in it: Sid was heavily into drugs by the time he
left school.
greedy comparative greedier, superlative greediest
always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need:
Have you eaten them all, you greedy pig?
greedy for They are greedy for profits.
awkward
1 making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say [= difficult]:
I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions.; an awkward silence
2 not relaxed or comfortable: She liked to dance but felt awkward if someone was watching her.
3 difficult to do, use, or deal with: It'll be awkward getting cars in and out.
4 not convenient: I'm sorry to call at such an awkward time but I won't keep you a minute.
5 an awkward person is deliberately unhelpful [= difficult]
awkward about
The staff wanted to go home and they were getting awkward about a meeting starting so late.
an awkward customer (=person who is difficult and unhelpful)
take somebody/something ↔ out
informal to kill someone or destroy something:
The building was taken out by a bomb.
Let’s take out the dictator!
hand over phrasal verb
1 hand something ↔ over
to give something to someone with your hand, especially because they have asked for it or should
have it: The soldiers were ordered to hand over their guns.
hand something ↔ over to He handed the phone over to me.
2 to give someone power or responsibility over something which you used to be in charge of
hand something ↔ over (to somebody) Political control has been handed over to religious
leaders.
hand over to Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else.
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put something in someone's hand: hand, pass
officially give something to someone: award, present, grant, confer, allocate
give something to people in a group: hand out, pass around, distribute
give to a charity: donate
give something to people after you die: leave, pass on, bequeath
bequeath [transitive] /bɪˈkwiːð/
1 to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death [= leave]
bequeath something to somebody She bequeathed her collection of paintings to the National
Gallery.
bequeath somebody something His father bequeathed him a fortune.
2 to pass knowledge, customs etc to people who come after you or live after you
win-win [only before noun]
a win-win situation, solution etc is one that will end well for everyone involved in it [↪ no-win
situation]: It's a win-win situation all around.
no-win [only before noun]
relating to a situation in which whatever you choose to do it will have a bad result: If my child is
sick and I leave work, I'm a bad employee. If I don't, I'm a bad mother. It's a no-win situation.
sensitive
1 UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE
able to understand other people's feelings and problems [≠ insensitive]: a sensitive and intelligent
young man
sensitive to It's made me much more sensitive to the needs of the disabled.
2 EASILY OFFENDED
easily upset or offended by events or things that people say: a very sensitive child
sensitive about Laura's sensitive about her weight.
sensitive to Throughout her career she remained very sensitive to criticism.
sensitive soul British English (=someone who is easily upset by small or unimportant things)
3 EASILY AFFECTED
easily affected or damaged by something such as a substance or temperature: a baby's sensitive skin
sensitive to Older people tend to be very sensitive to cold.
4 SITUATION/SUBJECT
a situation or subject that is sensitive needs to be dealt with very carefully, because it is secret or
because it may offend people: Abortion is a very sensitive issue.
5 REACTING TO CHANGES
reacting to very small changes in light, temperature, position etc: a highly sensitive electronic
camera
light-sensitive/heat-sensitive etc light-sensitive photographic paper
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House of Representatives
the House of Representatives
the larger of the two parts of the US Congress or of the parliament of Australia or New Zealand
concerned
1 INVOLVED[not before noun] involved in something or affected by it:
Divorce is very painful, especially when children are concerned.
concerned with all the people concerned with children's education
concerned in There was no evidence that he was concerned in any criminal activity.
2 WORRIED worried about something
concerned about She is concerned about how little food I eat.
concerned for He called the police because he was concerned for Gemma's safety.
concerned (that) The drug came under strong attack from concerned professional observers.
3 as far as somebody is concerned
spoken used to show what someone's opinion on a subject is or how it affects them:
As far as Americans are concerned, a lot of our hotels are below average.
4 as far as something is concerned
also where something is concerned spoken used to show which subject or thing you are talking
about: As far as traffic is concerned there are no delays at the moment.
5 THINK SOMETHING IS IMPORTANT
[not before noun] believing that something is important
concerned with Many politicians are more concerned with power and control than with the good of
the people.
concerned to do something Mr Quinn is simply concerned to hold on to his job.
6 LOVE/CARE
caring about someone and whether they are happy and healthy
concerned for/about
He was genuinely concerned for the children.
7 concerned with somebody/something
if a book, story etc is concerned with a person, subject etc, it is about that subject:
This chapter is concerned with the mental health of older people.
cover
1 PROTECTION
[countable] something that is put on top of something else to protect it [↪ lid]: a blue duvet cover
2 BOOKS[countable] the outer front or back part of a magazine, book etc:
His photo's on the cover of Newsweek again.
front/back cover an advertisement on the back cover
I read the magazine from cover to cover (=all of it).
cover photo/shot/picture (=picture on the front cover) The cover shot was of three guys in army kit.
3 BEDthe covers [plural] the sheets etc that you put over yourself when you are in bed:
The covers had slipped off in the night.
4 SHELTER[uncountable] shelter or protection from bad weather or attack
run/dive for cover He was shot in the head as he ran for cover.
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mercenary plural mercenaries [countable] a soldier who fights for any country or group that will
pay him: an army of foreign mercenaries
train somebody in something All staff will be trained in customer service skills.
brief [transitive]to give someone all the information about a situation that they will need
brief somebody on something The president has been fully briefed on the current situation in
Haiti.
briefing [uncountable and countable] information or instructions that you get before you have to do
something
debrief
[transitive]
to ask someone questions about a job they have just done or an experience they have just had, in
order to gather information [↪ brief]: The returning bomber crews were debriefed.
—debriefing noun [uncountable] a debriefing session
landscape
1 [countable] an area of countryside or land of a particular type, used especially when talking about
its appearance: the beauty of the New England landscape
rural/industrial/urban etc landscape
2 [countable] a picture showing an area of countryside or land: English landscape artists
3 the political/social landscape
the general situation in which a particular activity takes place:
Recent electoral shocks have shaken the European political landscape.
4 [uncountable] a way of printing a document in which the long sides are horizontal and the short
sides are vertical [↪ portrait]
noodle [usually plural] a long thin piece of food made from a mixture of flour, water, and eggs,
usually cooked in soup or boiling water: Serve the meat with rice or noodles.
bother
1 MAKE AN EFFORT
[intransitive,transitive usually in questions and negatives] to make the effort to do something
(not) bother to do something He didn't bother to answer the question.
not bother about/with He didn't bother with a reply.
(not) bother doing something Many young people didn't bother voting.
don't/didn't/won't etc bother 'Do you want me to wait for you?' 'No, don't bother.'
2 WORRY
[intransitive and transitive] to make someone feel slightly worried, upset, or concerned:
Being in a crowd really bothers me.
bother about especially British English I try not to bother about what other people think.
bother somebody that It really bothered me that he'd forgotten my birthday.
3 ANNOY [intransitive and transitive] to annoy someone, especially by interrupting them when they
are trying to do something: Danny, don't bother Ellen while she's reading.
bother somebody about/with something It didn't seem worth bothering the doctor about.
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4 somebody can't/couldn't be bothered (to do something)
especially British English used to say that you do not want to make the effort to do something, or
that you are not interested in doing something: It was so hot I couldn't be bothered to cook.
5 CAUSE PAIN [transitive] if a part of your body bothers you, it is slightly painful or uncomfortable:
My back's been bothering me.
6 sorry to bother youspoken used as a very polite way of interrupting someone when you want
their attention: Sorry to bother you, but Mr. Grey is on the line.
lorry plural lorries [countable] British English
1 a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods [= truck]
2 it fell off the back of a lorryspoken used humorously to say that something was probably stolen
random
1 happening or chosen without any definite plan, aim, or pattern:
The company has introduced random drug testing of its employees.
2 at random without any definite plan, aim, or pattern
choose/select/pick something at random The gang picked their victims at random.
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