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of average size, quality, ability etc Lernen beginnen
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Rachel Fielding had a middling-to-glamorous career
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a coloured line, especially one that is not straight or has been made accidentally, an element or trace of some quality or characteristic. Lernen beginnen
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Rachel also discovered her first grey streak,
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used to emphasize what you are saying in a slightly rude way Lernen beginnen
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not having children doesn't mean you can be so bloody selfish'.
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if you ____ sb you end a relationship with them Lernen beginnen
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The sacking, or the dumping, or the grey hair was depressing enough on its own.
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to describe a situation or information in a way that is intended to influence the way people think about it Lernen beginnen
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someone skilled in spinning bad news
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literary to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get [= long] Lernen beginnen
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Rachel longed - yearned- to be lying face down in a puddle of Bailey's ice cream
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a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law Lernen beginnen
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she was sitting on a plastic chair in a solicitor's office
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a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom and is the food division of the British retailer and worker co-operative the John Lewis Partnership. As of January 2010, it had 225 branches across the United Kingdom and a 4.3% share of the market, making it the 6th largest grocery retailer in the UK Lernen beginnen
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the arrival of Waitrose was still something of a talking point,
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something which a person owns, especially land or shares in a company Lernen beginnen
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Rachel had just inherited a substantial holding',
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to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller Lernen beginnen
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she was headed for a dwindling twilight of dog hair and ready meals for one
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the time when day is just starting to become night [= dusk] Lernen beginnen
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was headed for a dwindling twilight of dog hair
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someone's job, position, or duty [= role] Lernen beginnen
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her new capacity as executor
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someone who deals with the instructions in someone's will Lernen beginnen
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her new capacity as executor
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pretty much sole beneficiary of Dot's estate
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sb who receives money or property from sb else who has died Lernen beginnen
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she was pretty much sole beneficiary of Dot's estate
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a place where dogs are kept for breeding or are cared for while their owners are away Lernen beginnen
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or kennels Dot's estate, comprising family house, kennels
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behaving in a way that is morally wrong [= evil] Lernen beginnen
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Oliver's dark-eyed wickedness slid across her mind
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a computer program that makes a moving image appear on the screen when the image on it has not changed for a period of time, especially so that the screen does not become damaged Lernen beginnen
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Oliver's dark-eyed wickedness slid across her mind like a masochistic Screensaver
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behaviour that makes it seem that someone wants to suffer or have problems Lernen beginnen
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a masochistic Screensaver
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