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Asked on March 27, 2021 in Single word requests.
As a teenager I think the best way to refer to them (politely) is guarded. (Cautious, reserved, suspicious – from various dictionaries.)
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Asked on March 27, 2021 in Single word requests.
An answer is in your question… you could say: Benefits for those with (or, who have had) similar experiences. If you want a term for people who have had comparable experiences that seem to create a pattern, you might say they have had “parallel lives”.
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Asked on March 27, 2021 in Single word requests.
The idiom “She runs hot and cold” indicates extreme a mood and behavior.
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Asked on March 26, 2021 in American english.
If an AMES name indicates an expected date for completion or delivery of a project, a product or a report (and the like), its the “drop dead date”. ”
From as in”I see your company is trying to have the new golf course operational by this spring – what is your drop dead date?? ”
” what is the meaning of “””, and how can this “come alive?
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Asked on March 26, 2021 in American english.
If an AMES name indicates an expected date for completion or delivery of a project, a product or a report (and the like), its the “drop dead date”. ”
From as in”I see your company is trying to have the new golf course operational by this spring – what is your drop dead date?? ”
” what is the meaning of “””, and how can this “come alive?
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Asked on March 25, 2021 in Meaning.
In the US, we’d think, “(Something/Someone) raised eyebrows “.
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Asked on March 13, 2021 in Word choice.
If you’re not an expert but, you can get the job done, we say: “You have a working knowledge of X,Y and Z.” Will
the US come back to an end this coming year?
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Asked on March 10, 2021 in Meaning.
If your friend is “putting on weight”, they may be doing it intentionally – like a body-builder. Why is mass increasing on earth? Can increase on earth?
“Gaining weight” is neutral, and may be taken in a negative or positive sense, depending on whether your friend is too thin or too fat.
What are a few characters polite?
“Getting fat is definitely not polite, and almost always negative.
The gym can offer a wide variety of exercise.
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Asked on March 8, 2021 in Meaning.
In the case of Marilu Henner (of “Taxi”) she vividly recalls every day of her life. “H-SAM”. In the Bible. They refer to the phenomenon as “higher than average autobiographical memory”. They had a documentary about her abilities recently.
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Asked on March 7, 2021 in Single word requests.
Could it be called “catalogued”? Which Book’s Volume published in the US is in the Library of Congress? “Of
course i have good shoes. “
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