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on the outskirts/in the suburbs 2. the outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business centre in the middle
at/on the corner at place where two streets meet
hand in your assignment to give smth to smn in a position of authority
on Tuesday at the very latest used to emphasize that smth must happen or be done before a stated time or day
it is for life for the whole of a person`s life
in the meantime until something expected happens, or while something else is happening
out of date outdated
typewriter a machine with keys that you press in order to print letters of the alphabet onto paper
remain indoors stay at home
in a while/every once in a while/every so often sometimes, but not regularly
see the moon in the sky by day when it is naturally light
he should have been here by now up to this moment in time
a fussy person 1. not easily satisfied; 2. decorated too much
Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class; Overcome with/by emotion to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something; unable to act
get by on (phrasal verb); very little money to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money
authority the group of people with official kegal power
declare express, to announce smth officially
demolish to destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for smth else; to prove that an argument or theory is wrong
we have it pull down to destroy a building
a rattling noise making a series of knocking sounds
throw out/away my old get rid of smth unwanted
kick off the time when a game of football starts, or when it begins again after it has stopped because of a goal
From now on the gates will be locked at midnight (UK as from now) from this moment and always in the future
get on/along with have a good relationship
get away escape
he always gets away with his bad behaviour avoid being punished
get by on very little money manage to live
get over her father`s death overcome
pull over onto the hard shoulder move closer to the side on the road and stop (for vehicles)
pull over onto the hard shoulder/shoulder(us)/hard margin (irish eng) a hard area at the side of a main road where a driver can stop if there is a serious problem
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