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kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate. • a teenage mum tried to smother her baby in hospital.

extinguish (a fire) by covering it. • use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire

cover someone or something entirely with • rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream. he smothered the child with kisses; a cake smothered in cream; her face was smothered in powder; they smothered him in blankets

My eyes looked permanently bloodshot

I couldn’t see much with my peripheral vision, and couldn’t prepare for the first smack until his belt hit my skin. It was never just two or three lickings either. There was no particular count, so we never knew when or if he was gonna stop.

I was covered in welts from my neck to the crease at the knees. I didn’t go to school for several days.

avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility) • I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter

to have a vivid memory of sth <żywo coś pamiętać>

not active or developing now but may be active or develop in the future

the threatened pits could be reprieved <zagrożone zamknięciem kopalnie można uratować>; the school was reprieved <szkoła ocalała>. He accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a reprieve.

move your body down and away from someone or something because you are frightened The dog was cowering in a corner.

Especially after I was cut from the varsity basketball team during my junior year.

they taunted him about or over his weight

a lot of short soft hairs. After shaving peach fuzz from my cheeks and chin, I lathered up my scalp.

a long open container for holding food or water for animals. In the quiet all I could hear were the eerie halogen hum of the streetlamps and the scratch of my pen as I checked off another franchise feed trough

the process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them: Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of casualties on both sides.

a deliberate gradual reduction in the number of workers in an organization, as a result of the organization not replacing those who leave or die

a friend or supporter, especially of someone powerful Synonyms and related words Supporters of ideas, plans or people: supporter, follower, advocate...

a line of people or things in which one is directly behind the other Now, line up in single file and walk to your classrooms. The three walked single file down the narrow corridor.

mainly literary /dɒf/ to take off a piece of clothing, especially a hat

If two or more people gel, they form a good relationship or become friends

heather-like foliage

a small area of stiff grass that is higher than the grass around it

pamper - definition VERB [TRANSITIVE]  /ˈpæmpə(r)/ to look after someone very well, especially by making them feel very comfortable or by giving them nice things She had a whole evening in which to pamper herself

/ˈsɪnɪstə(r)/ threatening to do harm or to do something evil a sinister and dangerous criminal who has finally been apprehended There’s a sinister feeling about this old abandoned house. Synonyms and related words Evil:evil, atrocious, bad...

intended to be humorous and not meant seriously a tongue-in-cheek answer Synonyms and related words Funny, playful and humorous

he still cringed if ever the name was used in his hearing

showing that you have no respect for someone or something disparaging comments

they had their first quarrel, than others, and anon the antagonism turned personal

for the foreseeable future editors would hesitate to publish a story under his byline

a structure built for boats to stop at, at the edge of the land or leading from the land out into the water Synonyms and related words Areas and structures where boats and ships stop or are kept: anchorage, basin, berth

We are all working along similar lines. Vienna and Berlin were modernist cities, almost along the lines of Chicago. The first day there is usually a welcome dinner or something along those lines.

INFORMAL, SHOWING DISAPPROVAL  a business manager or accountant who cares only about financial numbers and profits

a curvaceous woman has large breasts, a small waist, and wide hips

advantage or reward that persuades you to do something

enticement - definition NOUN  /ɪnˈdvantage or reward that persuades you to do something

deck out - definition PHRASAL VERB [TRANSITIVE] to decorate a person or object with something, usually for a special occasion The streets are decked out with flags and streamers. Synonyms and rela

usually an old word meaning a very young animal, such as a young dog, bear, or wolf, that is still being fed by its mother but also a term for someone young and inexperienced

if a female dog, bear etc whelps, it has babies

refusing to obey orders

backwater - definition NOUN [SINGULAR] /ˈbækˌwɔːtə(r)/ 1a place, situation, or organization in which nothing exciting or important happens, and in which people still have old-fashioned ideas The city was seen as a provincial backwater.

/rɪˈpriːv/ 1 a decision to stop or delay something bad that was going to happen 2 an official decision not to kill someone who was going to be killed as punishment

The road is fraught with challenges.

wane - definition VERB [INTRANSITIVE]  /weɪn/ 1 if a feeling or power wanes, it becomes weaker or less important His enthusiasm was waning fast. Synonyms and related words To become, or to make something weaker: lessen, reduce, subside...

if the moon is waning, you see less and less of it each night

When the police investigation petered out I kept going. to gradually become smaller or weaker before coming to an end or disappearing completely The conversation soon petered out. To disappear, or to stop existing or happening

Salander Parker the corolla with the automatic transmission outside the station

fetch up - definition VERB [INTRANSITIVE] BRITISH INFORMAL to arrive at a place by accident or without intending to go there Synonyms and related words To arrive in a place, or to enter a place: arrive, enter, reach...

a withered plant has become dry and is dying.

cubbyhole - definition NOUN [COUNTABLE]  /ˈkʌbiˌhəʊl/ 1 a very small room or space in a building, usually used for storing things in.

to secretly try to get information that someone would not want you to have She’s been snooping round asking questions. Somebody went snooping through my desk while I was away I hear they use detectives to snoop on employees.

an old word for certainly

pantry - definition NOUN [COUNTABLE]  a small room for storing food, usually next to the kitchen

lined gloves, silk-lined, fur-lined <podszyty futrem>

a portable tv-set with rabbit ears

a period of illness after you had been getting better. 50% of patients suffered a relapse within one year. a return to your previous character or behaviour, especially a bad one. He 'd stopped smoking 10 years ago but occassionaly he would have a relapse

UNCOUNT the authority to make decisions, or the power to influence events It is a system in which individual voters have more clout The government has less political clout than the opposition on this issue. Power, authority, influence and leadership

used for saying that you do not believe or accept a particular idea, excuse, or way of behaving Such a careless attitude to safety will not wash any more

He shook homself from the topor he was stewing and walked toward the car with the dead man inside.

he achieved notoriety for his compulsive gambling zyskał sobie złą sławę nałogowego hazardzisty or jako nałogowy hazardzista; the notoriety surrounding sth rozgłos or szum wokół czegoś

They would have hauled you off to a rubber room. You're one tinfoil away from a rubber room

harm caused to something as a result of something else Starting formal education too early can be of serious detriment to the child. to the detriment of: Funding cuts can be implemented, but only to the detriment of patient care.

the part inside an oil lamp that burns to produce light or heat

feeling unhappy, in a bad mood, and not wanting to talk to anyone

informal dirt and lack of order

to look haggard (and drawn) wyglądać marnie or mizernie

happening or appearing in spring the vernal equinox

the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations:

he told me, in the vernacular, to go away hum powiedział mi w dosadnych słowach, żebym sobie poszedł