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  • 21manoeuvre — ma|noeu|vre1 BrE maneuver AmE [məˈnu:və US ər] n 1.) a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space ▪ A careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex… …

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  • 22skilful — skil|ful BrE skillful AmE [ˈskılfəl] adj 1.) good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training ▪ a skilful footballer skilful at (doing) sth ▪ After a few years, he became very skilful at drawing. 2.) made or… …

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  • 23manipulate — [[t]mənɪ̱pjʊleɪt[/t]] manipulates, manipulating, manipulated 1) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone manipulates people, you disapprove of them because they skilfully force or persuade people to do what they want. [V n] He is a very… …

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  • 24skilful — [[t]skɪ̱lfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is skilful at something does it very well. He is widely regarded as Hungary s most skilful politician. ...Rembrandt s skilful use of light and shade. Derived words: skilfully ADV GRADED ADV with v He had a …

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  • 25delicate — adjective 1 EASILY DAMAGED easily damaged or broken; fragile (1): a delicate bubble of Venetian glass 2 NEEDING SENSITIVITY needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively in order to avoid problems or failure: The negotiations are at a… …

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  • 26manoeuvre — also maneuver 1 BrE, maneuver AmE noun 1 (C) a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space: basic skiing manoeuvres 2 (C, U) a skilful or carefully planned action intended to… …

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  • 27craft — I UK [krɑːft] / US [kræft] noun Word forms craft : singular craft plural crafts ** 1) a) [countable] a traditional skill of making things by hand, for example furniture or jewellery the promotion of traditional Egyptian arts and crafts skilled… …

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  • 28shred — /ʃrɛd / (say shred) noun 1. a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip. 2. a bit; scrap. –verb (shredded or shred, shredding) –verb (t) 3. to cut or tear into small pieces, especially small strips; reduce to shreds. 4. Colloquial …

  • 29well-tempered — /ˈwɛl tɛmpəd/ (say wel tempuhd) adjective 1. good natured; amiable. 2. (of music) tempered skilfully. 3. (of metal, glass, etc.) tempered skilfully. Also, (especially in predicative use), well tempered /wɛl ˈtɛmpəd/ (say wel tempuhd) …

  • 30εὐπριστίας — εὐπριστίᾱς , εὐπριστία the being skilfully sawn fem acc pl εὐπριστίᾱς , εὐπριστία the being skilfully sawn fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) …

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