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- arrival hall Collocation A2 The area in an airport, station, or port where passengers disembark from a plane, train, or ship and collect their lugg…
- arrogance Word C1 Arrogance is an exaggerated sense of your own importance that makes you act as if you are better than others.
- arrogant Word C1 Having an overly high opinion of your own importance or abilities and showing it in a rude, superior way.
- articulate Word C1 Able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing.
- artillery Word Artillery is large, powerful guns used by an army to fire shells over long distances.
- As discussed... Collocation B1 Referring back to a previous conversation, meeting, or agreement; in accordance with what was talked about.
- As far as I know Collocation A2 Used to say that you think something is true, but you are not completely certain, or that you are reporting all the inf…
- As I was saying Collocation B1 Used to return to a previous point in a conversation, often after an interruption or digression.
- as it happens Collocation C1 Used to introduce a piece of information that is true, often surprising, or relevant to what has just been said; coinci…
- as it were Collocation C1 An idiom used to qualify a statement, indicating that it is perhaps not entirely accurate, literal, or precise, but ser…
- ash Word C1 Ash is the soft gray powder left after something has burned.
- ask a question Collocation to say or write something in order to get information from someone
- ask about Phrasal verb To ask about something means to request information or details about it.
- ask after Phrasal verb To ask after someone is to inquire about their health or well-being.
- ask around Phrasal verb To ask several people for information or help.
- ask for Phrasal verb To ask for something means to request it or to invite someone to do something.
- ask for directions Collocation to request information about how to get to a place
- ask for help Collocation A1 to request assistance or support from someone
- ask in Phrasal verb To ask in means to invite someone to come inside a place, usually your home or office.
- ask one around Phrasal verb To ask several people for information or help by speaking to others in a place or group.