in a way that is not at all enough or good enough:

to position yourself close to the ground by bending your legs under you and balancing on the front part of your feet:

weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed:

to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time:

relaxed, not worrying about anything:

a cubicle (= a small space that is separated off from a larger room) containing a desk for one person, often grouped together with other similar cubicles in a library, etc.:

the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body and protects the spinal cord:

to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently:

to remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something, especially using a sharp edge or something rough:

to make a continuous low sound:

a pile of things arranged one on top of another:

to come close together in a group, for example because it is cold:

to remove parts of something, such as a book, movie, or letter, that you do not want someone to see or hear:

impossible to see through or go through:

a large, formal meeting, esp. for the ceremony at a university at the end of a course of study, or the act of arranging a large, formal meeting:

If an object or a substance is translucent, it is almost transparent, allowing some light through it in an attractive way:

having and expressing extreme and unreasonable feelings:

a formal fight in the past, using guns or swords, arranged between two people as a way of deciding an argument:

to speak or say something very quietly:

a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion:

a situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny:

slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable:

a serious illness in which one or both lungs become red and swollen and filled with liquid:

to charge less than a competitor:

to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way:

causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult:

suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen:

angry because of something that is wrong or not fair:

behaviour that is silly and not serious, or things that are silly and not important:

a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation:

(of land) wild and not even; not easy to travel over:

the act of prosecuting someone:

"a person who supported an end to slavery

a government charge on goods entering or leaving a country:

to move slowly from side to side:

bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff:

to claim something, sometimes falsely:

to become redder or darker in the face, usually from embarrassment:

a person who gives away or sells secrets of his or her country, or someone who is not loyal to particular beliefs or friends:

to give money that will provide an income for a college or university, a hospital, or other organization:

unable to be taken away:

to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked, or upset:

to step heavily on or crush someone or something:

in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial:

an unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained:

an official or formal statement

to remove fears, doubts, or false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary:

water that falls from the clouds toward the ground, esp. as rain or snow

one of a series of amounts that increase a total:

important and deserving attention:

to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device:

to make something larger or fuller by adding something to it:

a disadvantage or problem; the negative part of a situation:

to avoid something unpleasant or unwanted, or to manage not to do (something that should be done):

to cause information or results to be changed:

the place where a public event or meeting happens:

a piece of paper on which you write a secret vote

the state of being near in space or time:

to admit that something is true, or to allow something:

an animal that has a spine (= bone down the center of the back)

a reptile (= a type of animal that produces eggs) that has a long body, four short legs, and a long tail

a point at which something starts:

to decide that something is true without having complete information or proof:

present or having an effect everywhere at the same time:

threads of strong material twisted into strong strips, used to make belts and straps and to support springs in furniture

(of a statement) commonly known, esp. because it is from a proverb or saying known by many people, or because it expresses a truth known by a particular group of people:

plants in general, or the plants that are found in a particular area

of or relating to the zone of the shore between the high-water mark and low-water mark

to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen:

relating to the earth

a member of a group of animals with no spine (= bone down the center of the back), a hard outer skin, legs with bones joined together, and a body divided into sections, for example a spider, crab, or ant

to be enough:

to watch a place continuously in order to catch criminals or to see a famous person:

the ability to move

dead plant and animal material suitable for using as fuel:

made of or covered with a substance that stays attached to any surface it touches:

a musical instrument similar to a piano. It was played especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.

the activity of giving a lot of your energy and time to something you think is important:

a detail that is part of something complicated:

a period of time working as an apprentice

to slow something down or prevent an activity from making progress at its previous rate:

to make a room or building look fresh and new again:

a thick soft sticky substance made by mixing a liquid with a powder, especially to make a type of glue:

to encourage an activity or development, or to cause something to develop faster:

harm or damage:

the act of choosing someone or something for a special job, or stating that something has a particular character or purpose:

an action that breaks a rule, law, etc.:

the fact or state of being allowed by law:

enthusiastic approval and praise:

to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering:

difficult to do or manage and taking a lot of time and effort:

using exactly the same words that were originally used:

(made or done by someone) with a name that is not known or not made public:

the activity of making certain that someone or something attracts a lot of interest or attention from many people, or the attention received as a result of this activity:

to breathe out air:

very simple, usually small plants that grow in or near water and do not have ordinary leaves or roots

to compete in order to win something or to achieve a position of leadership:

to take another person’s child legally into your own family to raise as your own child:

the set of political principles by which a place or organization is governed, or the written document that records it:

something that is changed slightly, esp. to improve it or make it more acceptable or less extreme: