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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. make up his mind about what to do with the money 2. He had clearly made up his mind to end the affair 3. make your own mind up about smoking | 1. to decide which of two or more choices you want, especially after thinking for a long time 2. to become very determined to do something, so that you will not change your decision 3. |
| make the best of something make the best of a bad job/situation etc (B. E.) | to accept a situation that is not very good, and do whatever you can to make it better |
| enquire | a question you ask in order to get information |
| 1. a book on the criminal justice system 2. sense of justice (opp. injustice) | 1. the system by which people are judged in courts of law and criminals are punished 2. fairness in the way people are treated |
| (opp. in) considerable amount/number etc of something | fairly large, especially large enough to have an effect or be important |
| for his contribution to Quantum Theory significant/substantial/valuable etc contribution | something that you give or do in order to help something be successful |
| march across/along/past etc | they walk there quickly with firm regular steps |
| march on the capital | to the capital in order to attack it |
| people marched through the city to demonstrate against the factory closures | if a large group of people march somewhere, they walk there together to express their ideas or protest about something |
| marched on City Hall |