| 391 |
looking up |
| 1. v. present participle of look up |
| 392 |
last name |
| 1. n. One's family name; surname. |
| 393 |
in addition to |
| 1. prep. as well as; besides |
| 394 |
car park |
| 1. n. (British) An outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked. |
| 2. n. (UK, figuratively, humorous) A road with serious traffic congestion preventing the movement of vehicles. |
| 395 |
on the one hand |
| 1. prep. (sequence, idiomatic) From one point of view. |
| On the one hand, it was quite a good bargain, but, on the other hand, do we really need one? |
| 396 |
in any case |
| 1. adv. At any rate, anyhow. |
| 397 |
forget it |
| 1. v. It doesn't matter. |
| "What were you saying?" "Oh, it was nothing important – forget it.". |
| 2. v. Used a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude. |
| "Thank you so much! How can I repay you for your kindness?" "Forget it; it was nothing.". |
| 3. v. I don't want to continue with this conversation (usually used in frustration or anger). |
| 398 |
finding out |
| 1. v. present participle of find out |
| 399 |
going over |
| 1. n. An inspection, examination, review, or investigation. |
| Make sure to give the refurbished products a real going over before they are sold. |
| After the bankruptcy, our accounts were given a thorough going over. |
| 2. n. An overhaul. |
| 3. n. A severe, thorough scolding. |
| 400 |
by no means |
| 1. prep. certainly not; definitely not. |
| By no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed, but rather that we should look at its inherent risks. |
| 401 |
civil disobedience |
| 1. n. A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrim |
| 402 |
brand new |
| 1. adj. utterly new, as new as possible |
| 403 |
by accident |
| 1. adv. Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or designed by one's will. |
| Sorry. I knocked over the vase by accident. |
| 2. adv. As the result of some undesigned, unintended, unrelated, natural, or random occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors. |
| The car got totaled by accident; a giant snowdrift fell off the church roof. |
| The only way that project still exists today is by accident; I thought we closed it years ago. |
| 404 |
have a good time |
| 1. v. To enjoy oneself. |
| 405 |
so much as |
| 1. adv. Even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected. |
| Without so much as asking, he walked into the office and started digging through their files. |
| 2. adv. But rather. |
| I'm not staring at her breasts so much as admiring her brooch. |
| 406 |
dining room |
| 1. n. A room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten. Some restaurants provide private dining rooms for hire, away from the main public eating areas. |
| 407 |
nothing else |
| 1. |
| 408 |
break into |
| 1. v. (transitive, idiomatic) To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime. |
| Somebody broke into his car and stole his tools and CDs. |
| Hackers broke into the bank's computer system and stole customer data. |
| 2. v. (transitive, idiomatic) To open or begin to use. |
| I finally broke into the second package of cookies. |
| 409 |
in on it |
| 1. |
| 410 |
giving up |
| 1. v. present participle of give up |
| 411 |
all along |
| 1. adv. (duration, idiomatic) For the entire time; always. |
| He thought he had me fooled, but I knew the truth all along. |
| All along the beach, people were lounging on orange chairs. Why orange? |
| 412 |
mobile phone |
| 1. n. A portable telephone that connects with the telephone network over radio wave transmission. |
| 413 |
not bad |
| 1. adj. Reasonably good. |
| - What did you think of the guitarist?- Not bad, but the guitar solo could have been better. |
| 414 |
at last |
| 1. prep. After a long time; eventually. |
| After three hundred years had passed, at last the vampire's soul was free. — ux, en, After three hundred years had passed, at last the vampire's soul was free. |
| 2. prep. In the end; finally; ultimately. |
| After exhausting all possibilities, Holmes was at last satisfied the problem was unsolvable. — ux, en, After exhausting all possibilities, Holmes was at last satisfied the problem was |
| 415 |
broke up |
| 1. v. simple past tense of break up |
| 416 |
set aside |
| 1. v. To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose. |
| Plan to set aside three or four hours to see the museum. |
| 2. v. To leave out of account; to omit or neglect. |
| 3. v. To disagree with something and reject or overturn it. |
| 4. v. To declare something invalid or null and void. |
| 417 |
grow up |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To mature and become an adult. |
| What do you want to be when you grow up? |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To start to develop; to flourish. |
| Socialism grew up in the industrial cities. |
| 3. v. (intransitive, idiomatic) To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection). |
| 418 |
climate change |
| 1. n. Natural large-scale and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system, as brought about by ice ages. |
| 2. n. Large-scale and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change. |
| 419 |
side effects |
| 1. n. plural of side effect |
| 420 |
move out |
| 1. v. To vacate one's place of residence or employment. |
| We must move out before the end of the month or we'll be paying extra rent. |
| 2. v. To leave one's present location. |
| Alright, troops, line up and move out! |
