EK Dictionary

gceal

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    phrasal verbs

    care for
    : like; want.
    A: "Would you care for something to drink? We have coffee, tea, or orange juice."
    B: "Could I have water, please? I don't care for coffee, tea, or juice."


    cheer up (separable): help someone feel less worried / depressed / sad.
    "Suzie's brother was depressed about not getting a promotion, so she sent him a funny card to cheerup." him






    do in : cause to become very tired.
    "Those three games of tennis yesterday afternoon really did me in. I slept for ten hours after I got home."

    figure out : logically find the answer to a problem; solve a problem by thinking about it carefully.
    "For a long time I couldn't understand the last problem, but I finally figured it out."





    ela ela thanks !
     

    indikson

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    Words of Japanese origin

    Hara-kiri
    - Also called seppuku. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death.

    Kamikaze-
    (During World War II and... LTTE war lol) a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force charged with the suicidal mission of crashing an aircraft laden with explosives into an enemy target, esp. a warship.
     
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    gceal

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    Words of Japanese origin

    Hara-kiri
    - Also called seppuku. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death.

    Kamikaze-
    (During World War II and... LTTE war lol) a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force charged with the suicidal mission of crashing an aircraft laden with explosives into an enemy target, esp. a warship.

    thanks!