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Points Date Pair Term / Answer given Level Status Gloss
- Jan 16 '05 eng>eng road holding definitions easy closed ok
- Jan 13 '05 eng>eng the nature nurture debate Nature vs Nurture - How heredity and environment shape who we are (and which is the more important) pro closed ok
- Jan 13 '05 eng>eng to short together connect (directly) together and cause a short (an undesirable faulty electrical situation) pro closed no
- Jan 7 '05 eng>eng stay on top of things see: be on top of sth easy closed ok
- Jan 7 '05 eng>eng to get knocked down knocked back, put down easy closed no
- Jan 7 '05 eng>eng he's not in over his head see 'be in over your head' easy closed no
4 Dec 30 '04 eng>eng manner in a 'top-down manner' = able to 'see the big picture' easy closed ok
- Dec 29 '04 eng>eng Mark Possibly something similar to the Woolmark (logo/brand), established in 1964. easy closed ok
4 Dec 30 '04 eng>eng i'll take a rain check on that dictionary definition pro closed no
- Dec 29 '04 eng>eng KGMS FYI pro closed ok
- Dec 29 '04 eng>eng cusp cusp = the dividing line between two very different things pro closed ok
- Dec 28 '04 eng>eng "close call" versus "healthy fine" close call = close shave; healthy = 1 (colloq) large ? 2 should be 'hefty'? pro closed ok
- Dec 20 '04 eng>eng Residence registration 'residence document'; temporary/replacement/interim 'residence certificate' easy closed no
- Dec 11 '04 eng>eng Crete is an island where Germany occupied during WWII. not acceptable easy closed no
4 Nov 29 '04 eng>eng forward - reverse forward and reverse gear; forward and reverse (= backwards) movement easy closed no
- Nov 22 '04 eng>eng that save as notified to the Lender or as notified in such confirmation save = except pro closed ok
- Nov 23 '04 eng>eng ch cold cereal Choice of Cold Cereal pro closed ok
- Nov 29 '04 eng>eng Problem_solving Theory and Techniques it's computing language (I guess) easy closed no
4 Dec 1 '04 eng>eng how french had effected on english it affected the vocabulary and spelling of English pro closed ok
- Nov 14 '04 eng>eng malache mallow [OE.mealuwe pro closed no
- Nov 18 '04 eng>eng break one's tongue tie one's tongue in knots pro closed ok
- Nov 18 '04 eng>eng piccaninny native child pro closed ok
- Nov 18 '04 eng>eng That one not even the devil would tell! Some ideas (which may or may not be suitable for 1922) pro closed ok
- Nov 18 '04 eng>eng bifidus digestivum FYI (well, it mentions essensis as being in Danone Bio Activia...) pro closed ok
4 Nov 20 '04 eng>eng compulsorily acquired see compulsory acquisition pro closed no
- Oct 28 '04 eng>eng Tined Atrial Leads tine = a sharp, projecting point; prong easy closed no
- Nov 2 '04 eng>eng The Centre region is a natural logistics region. logistics meaning what? easy closed no
- Nov 5 '04 eng>eng lingua operandi cf modus operandi pro closed ok
- Nov 7 '04 eng>eng at a minimum as a minimum easy closed no
- Nov 8 '04 eng>eng okayeeee! okay then easy closed no
- Nov 8 '04 eng>eng one-off spike 'one-off' implies an aberration; spike on a graph pro closed ok
- Nov 9 '04 eng>eng skillness skilled-ness; competence easy closed ok
- Nov 13 '04 eng>eng drive to achieve drive = energy and determination to achieve things pro closed ok
4 Nov 13 '04 eng>eng Taking Ownership FYI: giving someone (a manager) a sense of ownership; having a sense of ownership pro closed no
- Oct 11 '04 eng>eng ...fester and stew... these two verbs don't collocate well, I don't think it is a saying...festering sore pro closed ok
- Oct 10 '04 eng>eng she’s got a bit up herself proud, thinks she's too good for us, hoity-toity pro closed no
- Oct 10 '04 eng>eng grassroot level (organisations which operate) at the grassroots easy closed no
- Oct 10 '04 eng>eng gain traction traction = the ability of a wheel or tyre to hold the ground without sliding easy closed no
- Oct 9 '04 eng>eng when I suggest that... the idea is stonewalled the idea is stonewalled = no-one wants to know pro closed ok
4 Oct 8 '04 eng>eng Exdigitate pull your finger out pro closed ok
- Oct 7 '04 eng>eng too good too miss too good to miss; too good to miss out on; too good to be true pro closed no
- Oct 7 '04 eng>eng effectively 'sold' in effect (though it may not seem so,this is in effect what is happening) pro closed no
- Sep 19 '04 eng>eng makeover a 1 tidy oneself up (ie have a haircut, a shave etc) 2 face-lifting b transform; reform; remould; re pro closed ok
- Sep 15 '04 eng>eng singular ambiguity singular = (very)noticeable -> striking/remarkable/outstanding/particular (ironic) pro closed no
- Sep 13 '04 eng>eng as traditional distinctions were questioned and often found wanting class distinctions and distinctions of ? 1 taste/manners/dress etc or 2 honorary titles and ranks pro closed no
- Sep 8 '04 eng>eng econometry other distant possibilities (based on sound): political economy;economic geography pro closed ok
- Aug 29 '04 eng>eng Region du Lemax Polish perhaps... pro closed no
- Aug 25 '04 eng>eng ditch that wish get rid of that wish pro closed ok
- Aug 21 '04 eng>eng a real diamond in the rough, get on the same page. a person who is kinder and more pleasant than they seem to be from their appearance and manner pro closed ok
- Aug 22 '04 eng>eng traffic past the unit normal movement of workers, and product, and trolleys, and equipment etc to and fro past the unit pro closed ok
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