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proper
improprieties
people
people-intensive
capital
capital-intensive
world
unworldly: having little awareness of the practicalities of life
pose
transpose: to change something from one position to another, or to exchange the positions of two thing
canon
canonical: related to or following a canon, which is a standard, rule, or primary source that is accepted as authoritative
compose
compositional: relating to the production of a creative work such as a poem or piece of music
tone
tone-deaf
play
playability
music
musicianship
impose
superimposed: put on top of sth else
steer
steerable
pose
juxtapose
maneuver
maneuverability
type
typographical (error): relating to the style, appearance, or production of printed matter
stamp
restamp: to give something or someone a particular quality again
snap
snap-happy: Likes to take a lot of photographs
camera
camera-ready
camera-shy
absent
absent-mindedly
ear
ear-splitting: extremely loud
tune
tunefully
tunelessly
plane
Hydroplaning, also known as aquaplaning, is when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably due to the tires encountering more water than the treads can displace
drink
drive-drinking
mist
demist
shift
down-shift: slow down; slacken off
drive
driverless
ride
joyrider
jump
jump-start: To start or improve something more quickly by giving it extra help
poise
counterpoise(n,v): a factor or force that balances or neutralizes another
equipoise: equilibrium
trade
trade-off: situational decision that involves diminishing or losing on quality
CLERICAL
(anti-)clericalism: policy or attitude that gives more power or authority to the clergy or the religious hierarchy
sodomy: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sexcopulation with an animal
(anti-)sodomy
speculate
(anti-)speculative: based on a guess and not on information
done or sent in the hope of getting a job with a company although no job has been advertised
bought or done in order to make a profit in the future
ease
easement: nonpossessory right to use and/or enter onto the real property of another without possessing it
bind
(non-)binding: (especially of an agreement) that cannot be legally avoided or stopped
literature
alliteration: the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in sing a song of sixpence
alliterative
cut
cardboard cutout: a life-size replica of a person or thing
fiction
metafictional
world
subworlds
lyric
unlyrical: not lyrical (= expressing personal thoughts and feelings in a beautiful way)
camera
camerawork
office
box-office
box
boxfresh: Clothing that is new and not used
cinema
cinematography
screen
prescreening: examination to discover if there is anything wrong with someone or something, before they can be accepted for treatment, a job, a loa
spool
unspool: If something that is wrapped tightly around itself unspools, or someone unspools it, it becomes or is made straight
pension
pensionable: able to receive lương hưu
prepare
ill-prepared
patch
crosspatch: a person who is easily annoyed
time
old-timer: informal term used to refer to an old man or someone who has been or worked in a place for a long time
firm
infirmity: illness
lip
lip-reading
ballot
down-ballot: candidates or political contests that are relatively low-profile and local compared to those listed higher on the ballot
PLEBEIAN
plebiscite: direct vote by the people of a country or a region on an issue that is very important
vote
vote-getter
whistle
whistle-stop: Visiting many different places in a very short time, as in a whistle-stop tour
major
Majority greater than a specified number such as two-thirds or three-fifths
fly
fly-on-the-wall: hear sth secretly
air
free-to-air: (air as in a channel on the television)
news
newsflash: short news report
cast
simulcast: Simultaneous broadcast
buckle
unbuckle (a fastening device)
legitimate
delegitimise
figure
transfiguration: a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state
youth
youthwake: a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people
face
about-face(about-turn)
view
purviewl: The limit or scope of someone's responsibility
stone
a millstone around his neck: to be a responsibility that is difficult to bear and causes you trouble
assort
ill-assorted
eligible
ineligibility
seem
unseemly: (of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate
eye
eyesores
god
godforsaken: lacking any merit or attraction
monster
monstrosity
reptile
reptilian: of a person) deeply disliked and despised; repulsive
fashion
full-fashioned: escribe clothes such as stockings and knitwear that are shaped and seamed to fit closely to the body
fitting
ill-fitting
measure
made-to-measure
norm
normcore: a style of dressing that involves the deliberate choice of unremarkable or unfashionable casual clothes
peg
off-the-peg: ready-made
pin
pinstriped: pattern of narrow, usually pale, parallel lines on cloth or clothing
wear
ready-to-wear
see
see-through
flea
fleabag: A person who looks poor and does not take care of their appearance