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  • 21balance — bal|ance1 W2S2 [ˈbæləns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(steady)¦ 2¦(equal amounts)¦ 3 on balance 4¦(surprise somebody)¦ 5¦(bank)¦ 6¦(money owed)¦ 7¦(remaining)¦ 8 be/hang in the balance 9 tip/swing the balance 10¦(for weighing)¦ …

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  • 22throw — I UK [θrəʊ] / US [θroʊ] verb Word forms throw : present tense I/you/we/they throw he/she/it throws present participle throwing past tense threw UK [θruː] / US [θru] past participle thrown UK [θrəʊn] / US [θroʊn] *** 1) [intransitive/transitive]… …

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  • 23throw — I n. 1) (basketball) a free throw 2) (baseball) a wild throw II v. 1) (A) throw the ball to her; or: throw her the ball 2) (D; tr.) to throw across, over (to throw a ball over a fence) 3) (D; tr.) to throw at (he threw a stone at me) 4) (d; refl …

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  • 24balance — I n. 1) to strike a balance between 2) to keep; recover one s balance 3) to lose one s balance 4) to disturb, upset the balance; to throw smt. off balance 5) a delicate balance 6) (bookkeeping) a trial balance 7) a bank; credit; debit; foreign… …

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  • 25balance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 even combination/distribution ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, equal, even, exact, ideal, necessary, optimal, optimum, perfect, prope …

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  • 26balance — 1 noun 1 STEADY (U) a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall: You need a good sense of balance to ride a bicycle. | lose your balance (=be unable to stay steady and not fall): I lost my balance and fell on my face …

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  • 27throw — 1. verb 1) she threw the ball back Syn: hurl, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, catapult, project, propel; bowl; informal chuck, heave, sling, peg, let fly with 2) he threw another …

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  • 28balance — noun 1》 an even distribution of weight ensuring stability.     ↘Sailing the ability of a boat to stay on course without adjustment of the rudder. 2》 mental or emotional stability. 3》 a condition in which different elements are equal or in the… …

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  • 29The Sopranos — This article is about the television series. For the pilot episode of the series, see The Sopranos (episode). For the novel unrelated to the series, see The Sopranos (novel). The Sopranos Genre Drama …

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  • 30throw — 1. verb 1) Syn: hurl, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, bowl; informal chuck, heave, sling, bung 2) he threw the door open Syn: push, thrust …

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