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very easy to see or understand.

perfectly , or in  exactly  the right way

1. Occasionally 2. Sometimes, but not  regularly

1. to not make any  mistakes . 2. to not do anything wrong or make any mistakes.  The  director never puts a foot wrong, keeping the film extremely focused in each scene.

1. Assert one's right to something. 2. If you  stake  a  claim , you  say  that something is yours or that you have a  right  to it.

To pretend  someone  or something is, or disguise  someone  or something as, something else. I  passed  Jake  off  as my brother so he could take advantage of our family discount.

1 : to go to an airport, train station, etc., with (someone who is leaving) in order to say goodbye She saw her son  off  at the train station. 2 British : to chase or force (someone) away from a place The police finally saw them  off . 3 British : to defeat or stop (an enemy, opponent, etc.)

1.  To escort some visitor to an exit:  The butler saw out the visitors. Will you please see Dr. Smith out? 2.  To work on some project until completion:  I plan to retire as soon as I see out this project. Despite poor funding, we saw the project out. 3.  To manage or survive for the duration of some period of time:  The doctor doesn't think the patient will see out the week. In this economy, many companies won't see they year out.

an  attempt  to  guess  something when you have no  information  or  knowledge  about the  subject  and  therefore  cannot  possibly   know  what the  answer  is

1. act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage. "they accused him of playing into the hands of the enemy". 2 .  If you  play into  someone's  hands , you do something that gives them an advantage over you or helps them defeat you. 

1. take no action to prevent, or not involve oneself in, something that is happening. take no action to prevent, or not involve oneself in, something that is happening. "The army had stood aside as the monarchy fell." 2. withdraw or resign from a position or office. "The acting prime minister refused to stand aside to permit Sir Julius to resume his post."

to  work  very hard using or doing something: She's been  sweatin g over that  essay  all  afternoon .

to be  honest  with someone

1. To exonerate oneself or another of a criminal charge or allegation of wrongdoing. 2. To prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or misdeed. (See also  clear  someone  of  something .)  E.g:   I was accused of theft, but the real thief confessed and I cleared my name.

1. Doing something may be good, pragmatic, or beneficial, and will not cause any problems or harm. 2. People say  there's no harm in  doing something to mean that it will not cause problems and may have a good result.  E.g:   They are not always willing to take on untrained workers, but there's no harm in asking.   As I see it, there is no harm in cooperating with the police.

the  imagining  or  discussion  of a very  unlikely   future   event  or  situation  as if it were  possible  and might one  day   happen

Be relaxed and accept a situation, rather than trying to alter or control it.

1. prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something.

1. To deter or repel one from something or from doing something. 2. To delay doing or dealing with something; to procrastinate instead of doing something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "off."

1.   to be strongly sexually  attracted  to someone, and think about having  sex  with them.

to  decide  that a  law  or  rule  is  illegal  and should be  ignored .

be in the same difficult circumstances as others.

1. To change the price of something in such a way that the market becomes no longer competitive or viable for oneself, someone, or something. 2. To raise or lower a price and drive someone or something out of the marketplace. 3. Charge so much for a product or service that no one will buy it, as in  Asking $10 each for those old records is pricing yourself out of the market. 4. Demand such a high price for something that no one wants to buy it.

When an  event  or  situation  has a  knock-on   effect , it  causes  other  events  or  situations , but not  directly

1. to direct criticism or insults toward (a particular person or group) e.g She  took  a  swipe  at her former company in her latest column. 2. to try to hit (someone or something) by moving something.