They gave him carte blanche to make decisions., complete discretion or authority, We've been through Germany and seen first-hand what's happening there., from the original source; direct or directly, A good coach can lift players up after a disappointing result., to make someone feel happier or more hopeful, The city's urban sprawl spread like an amoeba across the landscape, a very small, simple organism consisting of only one cell, Managers have generous leave entitlement., something that you have a right to do or have, or the right to do or have something, He found work on the docks in Marseille and became an active trade unionist., a person who is a member of a trade union (= an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry), You've overstepped the mark this time, Simpson - you're fired!, to behave in a completely unacceptable way:, These elusive mammals are good at playing hide-and-seek in the vegetation but can be seen all year., used to refer to a situation in which someone or something is difficult to see or find, or sometimes appears and then is hidden again, His style of conducting is precise and delicate, never overblown., bigger or more important or impressive than it should be:, This dress cost a fortune., to cost a lot of money or too much money, It's about time we democratized the organization of this company., to make countries or organizations use democratic ways of making decisions, He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong., the quality of not being proud because you are aware of your bad qualities:, She told a white lie to spare his feelings, to save them from a difficult experience, harm, or punishment, often out of mercy or consideration, Television ad rates have flattened, if not declined slightly, to stop rising, falling, or changing so quickly, or to make the rate of change slower, We lived on rations for years during the war., the food given to someone at one time, esp. to soldiers

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