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She's too parsimonious to heat the house properly. I had to be a little parsimonious with the fresh thyme. I think that politicians are often parsimonious with the truth.

There has been an appreciable drop in the number of unemployed since the new government came to power.

Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale. A loud clap of thunder made the herd stampede. No amount of pressure will stampede (= force) this committee into making hasty decisions.

Well, at least I'm not following her around with my tongue lolling out, she thought.

He was feeling a little edgy about the whole thing. edgy art installations. I think my style is a little edgier now.

After searing the steak, we noted the amount of fond (the residue of browned meat that sticks to the pan), which can be deglazed for a rich, flavorful pan sauce.

No one is fazed by the sight of guns here any more. I think it unnerved me to be interviewed by so many people

Along the borders, law enforcers have been increasing their numbers. Criminal operations hire ruthless enforcers who will stop at nothing to ensure that payments are made.

The glow on her face looked very pretty. She has a glow on her cheeks because it is cold outside.

the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying

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The cause of the problem was thought to be an old culvert

I will be in the audience and I will root for you.

Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him. a debilitating condition/disease

The gardener rooted in soil in search for weed. She was rooting in her luggage to find her ticket. The root of all evil.

He looked spruce and handsome in a clean white shirt.

a brash young banker. Don't you think that suit's a bit brash for a funeral? He developed a reputation for brashness.

These days smoking just half a joint can get me very stoned

a cosy/sheltered/quiet nook

false teeth. a set of dentures

She's a repository of knowledge about our family history. The library is a repository of knowledge.

In virtue of the forgoing, we have agreed on the following accords: With few exceptions, they oppose active euthanasia but make room for the forgoing of medical treatment when it offers no prospects for recovery.

She always wore slack clothes. slack season. He grabbed the slack and pulled down the rope. He was moving at a slack pace. You shouldn't be slacking at work. slack the discipline

The company was forced into bankruptcy. The toll of bankruptcies was rising daily.

You should pay all outstanding bills. He forgot to return an overdue book from the library. He forgot to return an overdue book from the library.

That can happen when an airline is strapped for cash. However, the new company was strapped for cash, and began failing almost immediately.

Hamilton is celebrating back-to-back victories in the German and British Grands Prix.

The responses had less to do with undesirability than fear. It's the undesirability of the jobs that they don't like."

People will abjure the interior life, and live only in the open. He has abjured his father's name since, and for that I do not blame him.

Persian cats have long, silky fur. The villain leans over and speaks to her in a silky persuasive voice.

a paper/document/vegetable shredder Much of the documentary evidence against her had been put through the shredder before she was arrested.

We’ve got to lop off the lower branches of this tree. The city council lopped thousands of dollars from the budget.

The second batch is arriving to the camp next week. that's barely one out of three planned batches of christmas gingerbreads.

He remained abstained from saying a word derogatory to his new friend's religion. derogatory remarks a derogatory term

Could you make me a sandwich with egg spread? this fish spread is delicious, grandma!

Don't use corded phones and computers inside during electrical storms. His muscularity was apparent in his corded neck and wide shoulders. My trunks were packed, locked, and corded.

Devotional items on one altar include machetes, goat horns, dice and a small bottle of overproof white rum.

Six candidates are currently vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. The two older children tend to vie with the younger one for their mother's attention. The two groups of scientists are vying to get funding for their research projects.

I felt like that myself, and was cast down for many months. She did not look at any of us, but kept her eyes cast down.

Millions of children the world over are exposed to second-hand smoke

I tell you, what goes on there boggles the mind! You know what boggles my mind about all this stuff?

They had conclusive evidence/proof of her guilt. a conclusive argument. The medical tests were inconclusive, and will need to be repeated.

They are always quibbling about cat food. There's no point quibbling about/over a couple of dollars.

The late-night current affairs show has a new anchorman.

Now that was a neat song, wasn't it? Her wardrobe was filled with neat piles of clothes.

In the sentence "We went to the airport", "went to the airport" is the predicate. It would be unwise to predicate that the disease is caused by a virus before further tests have been carried out. The sales forecast is predicated on the assumption that...