My Invisible Garden
affair: (1) a private affair
(2) A prime minister is kept busy with affairs of state.
(3) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
bring up: (1) They bring him up as their own child.
(2) He brings the matter up for discussion.
(3) He was well brought up .
dose: (n) The bottle contains six doses of liquid medicine.
(v.) (1) to dose out powders
(2) The doctor dosed the boy with quinine.
(3) to dose one with advice
gorgeous: (1) a gorgeous sunset
(2) gorgeous weather
in exchange for: I take my apple in exchange for your banana.
lose track of: The police lose track of the thief.
lose: (1) He lost all his money.
(2) I'm losing my hair.
(3) We lost the game.
(4) Be careful , don't lose yourself.
mineral: (1) Coal is a mineral.
(2) mineral oil
profound: (1) the profound depth of the Pacific.
(2) profound regrets
(3) a profound book
recount: (v.) They had to recount the votes.
rough: (1) rough bark
(2) rough diamonds
(3) a rough life in camp
(4) a rough drawing
(5) rough fur
(6) rough manners
(7) rough weather
(8) to be rough one
(9) in the rough
(10) to rough out a plan
(11) to rough a diamond
settle for: I want $2000 for my car and i won't settle for less.
settle: (1) The affair is now satisfactorily settled.
(2) The account is not yet settled.
(3) We are settled in our new home.
(4) The run settled the dust.
(5) A vacation will settle your nerves.
(6) He settled $1000 a year upon his old servant.
(7) Have you settled on your time?
(8) The road bed settled.
(9) to settle down
shot: (1) a random shot
(2) He heard two shots.
(3) shot a photo.
trail off: The trail off a comet.
trail: (1) The child trailed his toy cart on a piece of string.
(2) The dog trailed him constantly.
transplant: (1) A group of farmers was transplanted to the island by the government.
(2) We start the flowers indoors and then transplant them to the garden.
comprehend: (1) I can not comprehend this phrase.
(2) Science comprehends many disciplines.
uncomprehendingly: (adv.)
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