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Emoji
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#1141
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comfort with
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to make someone feel better by offering kind words or actions
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He comforted her with gentle words when she was crying. |
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#1142
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comfort with words
phrasal-verb
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to make someone feel better by speaking kindly
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He tried to comfort her with words after the loss. |
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#1143
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commend on
phrasal-verb
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to praise someone for something
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The manager commended her on her excellent presentation. |
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#1144
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comment back
phrasal-verb
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to reply to someone’s comment online
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She always comments back to her followers. |
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#1145
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comment on
phrasal-verb
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to express an opinion about something
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Please comment on the professor’s recent publication. |
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#1146
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complain about
phrasal-verb
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to express dissatisfaction about something
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She always complains about the food at that restaurant. |
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#1147
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confide in
phrasal-verb
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to trust someone enough to tell them personal feelings or secrets
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I can always confide in my sister when I feel upset. |
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#1148
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connect across
phrasal-verb
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to form relationships or communication across different regions or cultures
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The platform helps users connect across languages and borders. |
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#1149
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connect emotionally with
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to share and understand emotions with someone on a deeper level
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It’s important to connect emotionally with your partner for a healthy relationship. |
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#1150
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connect on a deeper level
phrasal-verb
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to relate to someone emotionally and understand them well
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They connected on a deeper level after sharing their personal stories. |
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#1151
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head towards
phrasal-verb
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to move in the direction of something
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Head towards the city center and look for the tall clock tower. |
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#1152
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head up
phrasal-verb
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to lead or manage a team or project
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She was chosen to head up the new marketing campaign. |
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#1153
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heal from
phrasal-verb
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to emotionally recover from pain, trauma, or loss
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It takes time to heal from emotional wounds. |
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#1154
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heal over
phrasal-verb
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to gradually recover from emotional wounds
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Time helps old wounds to heal over naturally. |
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#1155
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heal over time
phrasal-verb
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to recover emotionally as time passes
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She knew she would heal over time if she stayed patient. |
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#1156
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heal up
phrasal-verb
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to recover or become healthy again after injury
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Her wound has started to heal up nicely. |
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#1157
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heap praise on
phrasal-verb
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to give a lot of praise to someone
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Critics heaped praise on the actor for his performance. |
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#1158
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hear about
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to receive information and respond with appreciation or gratitude
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I was happy to hear about your help with the project—thank you! |
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#1159
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hear from
phrasal-verb
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to receive communication from someone
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I haven’t heard from Sarah in weeks. |
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#1160
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hear out
phrasal-verb
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to listen to someone until they have finished speaking
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Please hear me out before making a decision. |
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#1161
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download from
phrasal-verb
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to transfer data from the internet to a device
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You can download from the website directly to your computer. |
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#1162
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doze off
phrasal-verb
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to fall asleep, especially unintentionally
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I often doze off while watching TV at night. |
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#1163
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drag into conflict
phrasal-verb
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to involve someone unwillingly in a dispute or war
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The smaller nation was dragged into conflict by its allies. |
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#1164
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drag on
phrasal-verb
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to continue for too long and become boring or tiring
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The meeting dragged on for three hours. |
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#1165
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drain away pressure
phrasal-verb
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to slowly release mental or emotional pressure
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Talking to a friend helps me drain away pressure after a long day. |
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#1166
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draw across
phrasal-verb
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to pull something so that it covers or crosses another thing
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She drew across the blanket to keep warm. |
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#1167
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draw apart
phrasal-verb
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to separate or move away from each other
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Over the years, the two friends slowly drew apart. |
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#1168
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draw aside
phrasal-verb
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to move something to one side; to separate from a group
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He drew aside the curtain to see who was outside. |
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#1169
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draw attention to
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to make people notice or focus on an issue
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Activists drew attention to flaws in the legal system. |
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#1170
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draw attention to issues
phrasal-verb
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to make people notice or focus on important problems
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The activist group aims to draw attention to issues of global inequality. |