linking words and phrases are

... policies, and its practices (No plural.) → (as) poor as a church mouse cider ["saI d#] n apple juice; juice pressed from apples (Plural only for types and instances.) cigar [sI "gar] n a carefully ... the offices in Q and the government leaders work-ing in Q (Sometimes capitalized.) civil ["sIv @l] 1 adj of or about citi-zens and their government, activities, rights, and responsibili-ties ... champ at the bit to be ready and anxious to do something (Origi-nally said about horses.) champagne [SAm "pen] n a spark-ling white wine made in the Champagne area of France, or similar wines

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... the sun to the setting of the sun from hand to hand from one per-son to a series of other perper-sons; from one person’s hand to another person’s hand, and so forth from pillar to post from one ... veg-etables are grown 2 iv to raise and take care of plants grown in Q → lead someonedown the garden path gardener ["gard n#] n someone who takes care of a garden; some-one who plants and nourishes ... body of water] to get cold and form a layer of ice on top freeze up 1 [for something] to freeze and stop functioning 2 [for someone] to become frightened and anxious, and be unable to continue

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... level. grand ["grAnd] 1 adj impressive; magnificent (Adv: grandly Comp: grander; sup: grandest.) 2 n a thousand dollars (Slang No plu-ral.) → (as) busy as Grand Central Station grand total ... ruin; to become ruined; to deteriorate go to rack and ruin and go to wrack and ruin to become ruined (The words rack and wrack mean “wreckage” and are found only in this expression.) go to seed ... hammer and tongs Go to fight someone or somethinghammer and tongs. go at it tooth and nail Go to fight someone or somethinghammer and tongs. go away to leave (Often a com-mand.) go away empty-handed

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... condition Go to in good shape. in good shape and in good con-dition physically and functionally sound and sturdy (Used for both people and things.) in hand controlled; under control. in heat [of ... warm until they hatch 2 n a special container or device in which babies that are born too early are kept for warmth and care indeed [In "did] 1 adv very much so; quite 2 adv in fact; actually. ... prices or amounts of certain things are compared with the prices or amounts of those same things at an earlier date 3 tv to locate important topics and list them and their locations, as in Q index

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... piece of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent 2 n. something that is completely sur-rounded by something else (Figu-rative on Q.) → desert island isle ["aIl] n an island. isn’t ... cleans and takes care of a building January ["dZAn ju Er I] Go to month. jar ["dZar] 1 n a container with a wide, circular top, usually made of glass or clay, and usually without handles ... member of an organiza-tion join hands [for people] to hold hands so that each person is hold-ing the hands of two other people; [for two people] to hold each other’s hands Join the club! an expression

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... safely. → do a land-office business → lay of the land → live off the fat of the land → on land the land of Nod sleep. (Humorous. From the fact that people some- times nod when they are falling asleep. ... character, personality, and behav- ior are recognized and under- stood. knuckle ["n^k @l] n. the joint between the bones of a finger or the joint between a finger and the hand. knuckle 313 05 ... one’s hand Go to know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand. know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand and know someone or something like the back of one’s hand; know

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... landlord.) landlord ["lAnd lord] n a person or a company that manages and col-lects rent for houses, apartments, and offices landscape ["lAnd skep] 1 n the land and the things visible on ... 1landlady ["lAnd led i] n a womanwho owns and rents out space where people can live, such as houses and apartments; a woman who manages residential rental property (See also landlord.) landlord ... use of the left hand (Adv: handed or left-handedly.) 2 adj designed for people who are Q 3 adv [of writing] done with the left hand leftover ["lEft ov #] adj remaining; unused and therefore

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... take somethinglying down lie down to recline. lie fallow 1 [for land] to remain unused 2 [for a skill and talent] to remain unused and neglected lie fallow 327 Trang 3lie in [for a woman] to lie ... teeth to lie boldly, obviously, and with no remorse lied ["laId] past tense and past par-ticiple oflieW life ["laIf] 1 n the power that causes plants and animals to exist, in general ... between the time of one’s birth and one’s death or between the time of one’s birth and the pres-ent (Plural: lives.) 3 n., irreg the activities, experiences, and habits of a person 4 n excitement;

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... misunderstand [mIs @n d# "stAnd] tv., irreg to understand someone or something incorrectly (Past tense and past participle: mis-understood.) misunderstood [mIs @n d# "stUd] past tense and ... inches 2 n a device that meas-ures and displays the amount of something that is used 3 n the rhythms caused by accents in poetry and music (Plural only for types and instances.) 4 tv to measure ... may and could.) 3 aux a form expressing permission (See also mayand could.) mighty ["maIt i] adj powerful; strong; very great (Adv: mightily Comp: mightier; sup: mightiest.) → act high-and-mighty

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... to continue to bother someone; to demand, by complaining all the time, that someone do something 2 iv to continue to be a bother and a pest by making demands nag at someone (about someone or ... the ends of fingers and toes 3 tv to attach or secure something with Q → (as) hard as nails → bite one’snails → fight someone or somethingtooth and nail → go at it tooth and nail → hit the nail ... ["nAp kIn] n a square of fabric or paper used for protecting one’s clothes and keeping tidy at meals narrate ["nEr et] 1 tv to tell a story 2 iv to tell about events that are being shown in

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... nominals, and adjectives (Contracted to n’t.) 2 adv a negative particle that stands for a part of a sentence that is being refused, denied, or negated not a moment to spare and without a moment to spare ... hospital or resi-dence 2 n a place where children are watched while their parents are busy at something else 3 n a place where plants are grown and sold nut ["n^t] 1 n a hard, woody shell containing ... nothing → sweet nothings → want for nothing nothing but only; just. nothing but skin and bones and all skin and bones very thin or emaciated nothing short of something more or less the same as

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... on land on the soil; on the land and not at sea on location in a place, located far from a movie studio, where a movie is filmed on one’s feet 1 standing up; stand-ing on one’s feet 2 well and ... wear more than one hat → with one hand tied behind one’s back one in a hundred Go to one in a thousand. one in a million Go to one in a thousand. one in a thousand and one in a hundred; one in a ... share the amount of something that one is due relative to what other people are receiving one’s folks n relatives, especially one’s own parents (Treated as plu-ral, but not countable.) one’s hands

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... organi-zations 3 adj serving as a W parentheses [p@ "rEn T@ siz] plural ofparenthesis parenthesis [p@ "rEn T@ sIs] n., irreg either of the pair of symbols “(” and “)” used to enclose infor-mation ... stack of pieces of paper that are glued together along one edge 3 iv to walk softly and very quietly 4 tv to make a movie, book, program, etc., longer by adding extra words, longer pauses, extra ... ["ped] 1 past tense and past participle ofpay 2 adj hired; employed; receiving money pail ["pel] 1 n a bucket; a con-tainer without a lid and with a curved handle that connects to opposite

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... ear. play cat and mouse (with some- one ) to capture and release some- one over and over. play fast and loose (with some- one or something ) to act carelessly, thoughtlessly, and irresponsibly ... → on pins and needles → so quiet you could hear a pin drop → so still you could hear a pin drop pin someone down (on something ) and nail someone down (on something ) to demand and receive ... camp to set up or arrange a campsite. pitch in (and help) to get busy and help with something. pitch in (and help) (with some- thing ) to join in and help someone with something. pitch someone

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... which one declares that one is guilty or innocent plead ["plid] 1 tv., irreg to declare in court that one is guilty or not guilty before the trial actually begins (Past tense and past par-ticiple: ... friendly and nice (Adv: pleas-antly.) please ["pliz] 1 adv a word used to make requests or commands more polite 2 tv to cause someone to be happy or satisfied → aim to please please yourself and ... plumber ["pl^m #] n someone who is trained to install and repair sewer pipes, water pipes, and fix-tures such as sinks, toilets, bath-tubs, and drains plumbing ["pl^m IN] 1 n the work that

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... ["prIn tIN] 1 n letters or words that are printed by hand; letters that are put on paper so that the letters are separate and distinct (No plural.) 2 n letters that are put on a page by a press ... ["prImp] iv to dress and get ready for a social event very care-fully prince ["prIns] 1 n the son or grandson of a king or a queen 2 n the husband of a woman who inherits the throne and becomes queen ... to keep it from spoiling or decaying 3 n an area of land where plants and ani-mals are protected → life preserver preserves n fruit cooked in sugar and sealed in a jar (Treated as plu-ral, but

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... @ dZi] 1 n. the study and science of the mind and the behavior of individuals (No plural.) 2 n the way people behave, think, and feel; the way a person behaves, thinks, and feels (No plural.) ... grammar, of a noun] referring to a person or place (Such nouns are capital-ized.) 3 adj referring to a particu-lar place itself, and not an area outside of that place (Not prenominal Adv: properly.) ... plural.) 2 n an amount of land and any structures that have been built on it (No plural.) prophecy ["praf @ si] n the ability to foresee the future (Plural only for types and instances.) prophesy

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... not common; not often found, seen, or done (Adv: rarely Comp: rarer; sup: rarest.) 2 adj [of meat] cooked only a lit-tle (Comp: rarer; sup: rarest.) rarin’ to go extremely eager to act or do ... two chemicals are brought together → gut reaction read 1 ["rid] tv., irreg to under-stand what is meant by written words; to get meaning from writ-ten words (Past writ-tense and past participle: ... ["rid] tv., irreg to say written words out loud 3 ["rid] iv., irreg to be able to understand writing and print-ing 4 ["rid] iv., irreg to say writ-ten words aloud read between the lines

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... ["ri dZ@n] 1 n an area of land that has a common social, cultural, economic, political, or natural feature throughout it; sometimes a political division of a country 2 n a part; an area that has ... and instances.) 2 adj according to a rule, law, system, or standard; suit-able according to a rule, law, sys-tem, or standard; standard rehearsal [rI "h#s @l] 1 n a prac-tice performance ... 2 adj compared to something else; having meaning only as com-pared with something else (Adv: relatively.) relative clause ["rEl @ tIv "klOz] n. a clause that refers or is compared to someone

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... especially for birds and other wild animals. sand ["sAnd] 1. n. very tiny parti- cles of rock or seashells, such as are found on beaches and in deserts. (Plural only for types and instances.) ... → hide one’s head in the sand sandpaper ["sAnd pe p#] n. a paper lightly coated with sand particles, used to polish or smooth a surface. (Plural only for types and instances.) salt 518 08 ... tv., irreg. to pronounce words; to speak words. (Past tense and past participle: said.) 2. tv., irreg. to state something; to declare something; to express something in words. (The object can

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