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361	keep in mind
1. v. To remember; to be mindful of or pay attention to.
Keep in mind that he does not hear too well, so you may have to speak loudly.
362	bringing out
1. v. present participle of bring out
363	gold medal
1. n. A medal made of, or having the colour of, gold, given as a prize for winning
2. n. (by extension) Finishing in first position, winning
364	going down
1. v. present participle of go down
365	bring up
When you're in the basement, can you bring up the paints?
1. v. To mention.
Don't bring up politics if you want to have a quiet conversation with that guy.
2. v. To raise (children).
She did well enough bringing up two sons and a daughter on her own.
366	grammar school
1. n. (archaic) A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek.
2. n. (chiefly UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination.
3. n. (US, rare regional) Elementary school.
367	sits in
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sit in
368	as of
1. prep. At or by a specified time, with the implication that the said condition will be true from that time onward.
All leave is cancelled as of now.
The server will be down for maintenance as of tomorrow afternoon.
369	in jeopardy
1.
370	sat down
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of sit down
371	illegal immigrants
1. n. plural of illegal immigrant
372	police officer
1. n. A peace officer and member of a police force, i.e. policeman or policewoman.
373	at any moment
1.
374	in search of
1.
375	belong to
1.
376	right away
1. adv. Very soon; quickly; immediately.
This item is urgent, so please start on it right away.
2. adv. (dated) The traditional call to the driver of a train or other conveyance intimating that it is safe to move off immediately.
377	seen in
1. v. past participle of see in
378	common sense
1. n. Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.
2. n. (obsolete) An internal sense, formerly believed to be the sense by which information from the other five senses is understood and interpreted.
379	chemical weapons
1. n. plural of chemical weapon
380	light up
1. v. To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
2. v. To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood.
He saw Mary and his face lit up.
3. v. (intransitive) To light a cigarette, pipe etc.
Smoking in this building is not allowed, so I always step outside to light up.
381	believe it or not
1. adv. You may not believe this, but it is true.
382	flight of stairs
1.
383	out of fashion
1. prep. Unfashionable, not in fashion.
384	doing in
1. v. present participle of do in
385	let's go
1. Phrase. hortative of go.
Let's go to the beach next Saturday.
2. Phrase. Let us begin or get started. (qual, a call to put a plan into action)
3. Phrase. (colloquial) Bring it on. (qual, an incitement to fight)
386	most of all
1. adv. to a greater extent than anything else
387	middle name
1. n. A name between the given name and the family name or surname
I go by David but it's my middle name; my full name is William David Mason.
2. n. (figuratively) A trait, activity, or action closely associated with or aptly describing a person.
Think twice about playing for cash because "Poker" is her middle name.
3. n. (Philippines) One's mother's maiden name.
388	left out
1. adj. Not included or accepted in a group or event.
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of leave out
389	putting on
1. v. present participle of put on
390	done up
1. v. past participle of do up
2. adj. (colloquial, obsolete) Worn-out, exhausted.

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