to think about something pleasant,

The word, phrase	Transcription	Definition	The other meanings	Synonyms, antonyms	Derivatives	Example
To daydream		to think about something pleasant, especially when this makes you forget what you should be doing				Stop daydreaming! You were meantto finish that hours ago.
To conquer		to take land by attacking people or win it by fighting a war	to defeat an enemy			The Normans conquered England in 1066.
To doubt		to think that something may not be true	to not trust or have confidence in someone	Syn: suspect, to consider unlikely		Kim never doubted his story.
To dump		to get rid of someone or something that you do not want:	to get rid of goods by selling them in a foreign country at a much lower price;
To strangle		to limit or prevent the growth or development of something	to kill someone by pressing on their throat with your hands, a rope			UN sanctions are slowly strangling the economy.
To settle down		1) to stop talking or behaving in an excited way, or to make someone do this	2) to start living in a place with the intention of staying there, especially after you have travelled a lot; 3) to start giving all of your attention to a job, activity			Everybody settle down so we can hear the story. Sally sighed, and settled herself down to listen.
To straighten		to become straight or make something straight	to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending dow			Straighten your tie.
To tap		to hit your hand or foot lightly against something, especially to get someone's attention or without thinking about it				She tapped her feet in time to the music.
To be allergic		having an allergy				I'm allergic to penicillin.
To check		1) to do something in order to find out whether something that you think is correct, true, or safe really is correct, true, or safe	2) to ask someone for permission to do something or ask whether something is correct; 3) to suddenly stop yourself from saying or doing something because you realize it would be better not to	Syn: verify, stop		I'll check my calendar and get back to you.
To crown		1) to place a crown on someone's head as a sign of royal power	2) to make something complete or perfect by adding success, beauty, happiness etc to it; 3) to put a protective top on a damaged tooth			The Queen was crowned with a crown formerly worn by an ancient king.
To pick		1) to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things	2) to pull off or break off a flower, fruit, nut etc from a plant or tree; 3) to remove small things from something, or pull off small pieces of something	Syn: peck, Choose, pluck, gather, cull		Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15.
To snort пыхтеть		to express anger, impatience, or amusement by breathing air noisily through your nose	to make a loud noise by forcing air out through your nose			She snorted with contempt at the suggestion.
To exchange		to give someone something and receive the same kind of thing from them at the same time	to give someone something so that they will give you something that is better, more suitable, or more useful for you	Syn: barter, interchange		We still exchange gifts at Christmas.
To be show off		someone who always tries to show how clever or skilled they are so that other people will admire them		Syn: boast		Don't be such a show-off!
To accept		to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asked you to do	to decide to do what someone advises or suggests you should do	Syn: acknowledge		Please accept this small gift.
To barf-to hurl		to vomit1			barfy
To be scared		frightened of or nervous about something		Syn: afraid		Don't be scared of asking if you need any help.

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