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271	legal action
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272	just now
1. adv. (set phrase) Very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
I was talking to my friend on the phone just now.
2. adv. At present; now.
We do not have that item in stock just now.
3. adv. (Scotland, South Africa) In a little while. Shortly.
273	mind you
1. Phrase. (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly UK) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement
These shirts are very expensive. Mind you, they are excellent quality.
274	going back
1. v. present participle of go back
275	interest rates
1. n. plural of interest rate
276	goes off
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of go off
277	as a whole
1. prep. (idiom) Considered all together.
278	next day
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279	keep going
1. v. (intransitive) To continue functioning.
The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding.
2. v. To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively.
280	grew up
1. v. simple past tense of grow up
281	point out
1. v. (transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
He pointed out the little brown bird in the tree.
She pointed out the two drummers in the class.
2. v. (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.
I would just like to point out that we need to finish our meeting by 9 o'clock.
282	no problem
1. n. Something easy, not difficult, not posing problems.
Finding this house should be no problem if we use a good map.
2. interj. certainly, sure (said when granting a request)
Porter, can you help me with my bags? — No problem, sir.
3. interj. no thanks (or apology) is necessary (said in response to an expression of gratitude or regret)
283	in a row
1. prep. successively, one after the other.
After making losses four years in a row, the manager knew she had to sack someone.
2. prep. Placed in a straight line.
Bottles of every type of alcohol they had were lined up in a row behind the bar.
284	so to speak
1. adv. in a manner of speaking, In a manner of speaking.
285	coming through
1. v. present participle of come through
286	first name
1. n. The first element of a full name.
287	in advance
1. prep. beforehand
The money was paid in advance.
288	money laundering
1. n. The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally.
289	brings out
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of bring out
290	comes back
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of come back
291	in the distance
1.
292	be about
1.
293	coming back
1. v. present participle of come back
294	from now on
1. adv. From this moment indefinitely.
295	long ago
1. adv. At a time in the past, especially the distant past.
There was a Roman fort here long ago.
296	heart attack
1. n. An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
2. n. (figuratively) Death or failure.
My computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program.
297	hung up
1. v. Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty
Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?
298	on fire
1. prep. Being burned by fire.
If the wind picks up and the flames spread, the whole town could go on fire.
2. prep. Achieving good results at a rapid rate.
That striker has scored four goals so far - he's on fire!
299	somebody else
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300	blow up
1. v. (intransitive) To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
Why do cars in movies always blow up when they fall off a cliff?
2. v. To cause (something or someone) to explode, or to destroy (something) or maim or kill (someone) by means of an explosion.
We had to blow up the bridge before the enemy army arrived.
More civilians than soldiers have been blown up by anti-personnel mines.

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