gone are the days (those days are gone) Gone are the days when you could buy a new car for less than $500. Gone are the days when we prepared meals over a wood stove. envocabulary.com
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choose (to decide which person or thing you want out of the ones that are available) Which dress should I choose? You can choose your friends, but not your family. chose (the past tense of choose) She chose a black dress. I chose her because she was kind to me. …
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week noun (a period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday) I go hiking in the mountains once a week. I work during the week and do all my shopping on Saturdays. weak adjective (not strong) She is still weak after her sickness. He has weak eyes and needs light. …
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get by (manage to survive or deal with a situation) We are not able to get by without food and drink. How do you get by on such a small income? envocabulary.com
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get over (to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem) I’ll try my best to get over this problem. That is difficult, but I have gotten over more severe situations. (to become well again after an illness, shock, etc.) I got over the flu, but now my brother has …
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