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To be or remain true, valid, or applicable.

To he very practical and see things as they are.

- someone that provides an example that proves that something can be done. She's  living proof  that success is possible for a woman in this field.

1. Slightly, somewhat, rather, used to express  reservation  or  qualified   assent .

1. To be reduced in strength 2. It becomes quiter or less obvious

1. to continue doing something at the same speed or intensity as you have been doing or to go at the same rate as others and not fall behind.

1. To have something

1. taking (something) into consideration 2. Considering (something); given (something. Typically refers to a new revelation or piece of information that affects some situation. 3.  in view of . In consideration of, in relationship to/with regards to. For example,  In light of recent developments, we're postponing our meeting , or  In the light of the weather forecast we've canceled the picnic , or  He got a special bonus in view of all the extra work he had done .

a young woman who is in trouble and needs a man's help 

To cause an intense feeling of excitement, exhilaration, nervousness of fear in someone.

1. to start to move more quickly. To move somewhere quickly. 2. start to happen more quickly and succeed.

behave badly, especially when unhappy or stressed.

1. to do whatever is  necessary  to  stay   level  or  equal  with someone or something. 2. to do something or  move  at an  acceptable   rate , or at the same  rate  as someone or something  else .

1. an unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme. 2. an illusory or fantastic plan, hope, or story.

1. used to say that there is not enough of the thing that has been mentioned. 2. Something that was previously mentioned is either lost or insufficient.

to  criticize  or  unfairly   attack  someone who is already in a  difficult   position .

1. return to the past or to a previous way of doing things. 2. turn back the clock (on something) to  change  something so that it  behaves  or  exists  as it did in the past: They  oppose   efforts  to turn the  clock  back on  civil   rights .

consider it correct or acceptable to do something.

or bandy  around . phrasal verb [usually passive] If someone's name or something such as an idea is  bandied about  or is  bandied around , that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way. [disapproval] Young players now hear various sums  bandied around about  how much players are getting.

If someone is on the  back foot , or if something puts them on the  back foot , they feel threatened and act defensively. From now on, Labour will  be on the back foot  on the subject of welfare.