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relating to or describing people being treated for an injury or illness who are able to walk, and who, when treated in a hospital, are usually not staying for the night in a bed |
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traveling from one place to another, usually to work for a short period |
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traveling around to different places, usually because you work in more than one place |
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talking about or dealing with subjects which are only slightly connected with the main subject for longer than necessary |
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to speak or write about something in great detail or for a long time |
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to go from place to place searching, especially for food |
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a long journey in which you travel to various different places, especially on foot |
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a short period when a person stays in a particular place |
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to prevent someone from doing something, or to slow down a process or the growth of something |
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to prevent something or someone from developing into the best possible state |
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to make someone less confident, less powerful or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually |
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to destroy or weaken something |
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a short clever saying which is intended to express a general truth |
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a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism |
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1 a statement or principle which is generally accepted to be true, but is not necessarily so
2 a formal statement or principle in mathematics, science, etc., from which other statements can be obtained |
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1 a drug used to calm people who are very unhappy or worried
2 a remark or statement which, although it might be true, is boring and meaningless because it has been said so many times before |
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a short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth |
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a short saying or poem which expresses an idea in a way that is clever and amusing |
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trying to appear wise, clever and important |
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a statement which is so obviously true that it is almost not worth saying |
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a state of not happening or being used at present |
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to state publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving |
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a refusal or denial of some of your rights, conveniences, etc.; rejection; renounce |
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describes an attempt or plan that you have to give up because it has failed |
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to formally end a law, agreement or custom |
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to leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone |
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to express disagreement or refusal to do something |
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to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong and that you no longer agree with them |
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the act of continuing to commit crimes even after you have been punished for them |
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1 a period of time when an illness is less severe
2 forgiveness for breaking religious laws or rules |
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to fail to keep a promise or an agreement, etc |
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to make a law, agreement, order or decision no longer have any (legal) power |
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returning to older and worse conditions, methods, ideas, etc |
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