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HERITAGE
A fund has been set up to preserve the town's heritage.
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Features belonging to the culture of a particular society,
such as traditions, languages, or buildings,
that were created in the past and still have historical importance.
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GATHERING
The city is hosting a gathering of business leaders next month.
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A party or a meeting when many people come together as a group.
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CITIZENSHIP
The teacher discussed citizenship and our civic duties.
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The state of being a member of a particular country and having rights because of it.
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FORAGE
The pigs foraged in the woods for acorns.
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Search for food.
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STERILE
Mules are usually sterile.
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Not capable of reproducing.
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BEAVER AWAY
She has been beavering away at that essay for hours.
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To work hard for a long time.
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DUCK OUT OF STH
You can't duck out of your responsibilities.
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To avoid doing something.
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FEEL FREE (To do something)
Feel free to help yourself to more coffe.
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To know that you have permission to do something.
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FREE REIN
He deliberately gave his emotions free rein as he played the sonata.
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The freedom to do, say, or feel what you want.
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THORN
Rose bushes have thorns.
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A small, sharp, pointed growth on the stem of a plant.
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Term
EXCRUCIATING
An excruciating pain in the lower back.
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Extremely painful.
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Term
MITT
He sent the ball hurtling into the catcher's mitt.
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A special type of glove for protecting a person's hand,
especially a thick leather glove used for catching a baseball.
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STAB
He was jailed for 15 years for stabbing his wife to death.
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A wound made by a pointed object.
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STUPOR
He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.
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A state of near unconsciousness.
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UNFAZED
She seems unfazed by her sudden success and fame.
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Not troubled or bothered.
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WRITHE
The pain was so unbearable that he was writhing in agony.
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Move about in pain or trying to get free.
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