cinch
/ˈsɪntʃ/
noun
someone who will surely do something; something that will surely happen
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1Cinches his belt and holds in his intestines.
2- Cinch them together.
3Scar tissue cinched off part of my intestine.
4- I hope these cinch.
5Just one clove makes splinter removal a cinch.
to cinch
/ˈsɪntʃ/
verb
to make certain of or to guarantee something
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1Cinches his belt and holds in his intestines.
2- Cinch them together.
3Scar tissue cinched off part of my intestine.
4- I hope these cinch.
5Just one clove makes splinter removal a cinch.
concrete
/ˈkɑnkɹit/, /kənˈkɹit/
adjective
according to facts instead of opinions
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1The major player for sand usage is concrete.
2The construction is concrete.
3The building is concrete.
4Depending on its weight, concrete can displace many cubic meters of water.
5But concrete also has a large downside.
concretely
/ˈkɑnˌkɹitɫi/
adverb
in a definite and clear manner due to being based on facts instead of ideas or guesses
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1The research shows concretely that that is a barrier to access.
2More concretely, the company has paid $5 million and $150,000, respectively, to U.S. and Korean authorities for collecting the personal information of children without parental consent.
3More concretely, certain remedies grew out of the courts of equity.
4What does that mean concretely?
5Concretely, here's what I mean by that.
confidence
/ˈkɑnfədəns/
noun
the belief in one's own ability to achieve goals and get the desired results
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1Relaxed eyebrows show confidence.
2But, confidence plays a very special role in a man's life.
3Confidence will turn more heads than any fashion statement or hair style.
4Just have confidence.
5Just have confidence.
confident
/ˈkɑnfədənt/
adjective
being certain about our plans, abilities, the future, etc. and believing that we can gain success
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1Others are much less confident.
2- Archers are always confident.
3Six, be confident.
4Sox manager, Kid Gleason, is confident.
5Feel confident.
confidently
/ˈkɑnfədəntɫi/
adverb
in a way that shows confidence and trust in oneself or another person's abilities, plans, etc.
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1He confidently used the term geopolitics.
2The python confidently crawls to the smell of prey.
3This participant is confidently taking the 7th place.
4She turned in her homework confidently.
5- You confidently grab a biscuit.
conviction
/kənˈvɪkʃən/
noun
a belief or opinion that is very strong
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1A conviction requires a supermajority of two-thirds and results in automatic removal from power.
2His convictions include battery, affray, GBH, and possession of an offensive weapon.
3This conviction was well-deserved.
4My father has strong convictions.
5Convictions that stick on appeal.
convinced
/kənˈvɪnst/
adjective
having a strong belief in something or being certain about it
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1Convinced I was.
2We're pretty convinced the treasure's there.
3Fans are not entirely convinced.
4FINALLY CONVINCED MISS ELEANOR ROSALYNN SMITH TO MARRY HIM ON THE 7th DAY OF JULY IN 1946.
5The mothers aren't quite convinced.
to count on
/kˈaʊnt ˈɑːn/
verb
to rely on or to put trust in something or someone
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1Six-month time period, count on the y-axis.
2Count on the drink with the aunties.
3To count on.
4To count on.
5Those kids are counting on us!
to cross-check
/kɹˈɔstʃˈɛk/
verb
to check the accuracy or validity of something by using alternative sources or methods
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1It also serves as a cross-check of the results that analytical engineers produce.
2Recruiters use your LinkedIn profile as a way to cross-check a resume just to make sure that you're being honest and consistent across mediums.
3The police should be cross-checking everyone at his work, in his recent personal life, and who had records or phone taps on him.
4I'm going to do a cross-check on this to tell you that it works out from another point of view.
5Just if you can, cross-check a lot of those styles and items with a retailer like Big Lots, and you're going to do really well, spending a fraction of what you would at those big-name stores.
cross-check
/kɹˈɔstʃˈɛk/
noun
‌an act of determining the accuracy or credibility of something by comparing it with various sources
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1It also serves as a cross-check of the results that analytical engineers produce.
2Recruiters use your LinkedIn profile as a way to cross-check a resume just to make sure that you're being honest and consistent across mediums.
3The police should be cross-checking everyone at his work, in his recent personal life, and who had records or phone taps on him.
4I'm going to do a cross-check on this to tell you that it works out from another point of view.
5Just if you can, cross-check a lot of those styles and items with a retailer like Big Lots, and you're going to do really well, spending a fraction of what you would at those big-name stores.
decidedly
/ˌdɪˈsaɪdədɫi/
adverb
in a way that is certain and beyond any doubt
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1The type of tech at my dad's house is decidedly different.
2Now, this one is decidedly the realm of Instagram.
3A few things are decidedly not peachy.
4Our own opinion is decidedly in favor of this supposition.
5It is decidedly so.
definite
/ˈdɛfənət/
adjective
certainly happening and unlikely to change
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1- I draw very, very definite lines.
2so that part is definite.
3And some things were definite nos.
4The second one is less definite.
5This guy has a definite momentum p.
definite
/ˈdɛfənət/
noun
someone who is sure to do something or something that is sure to happen or one is certain about
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1- I draw very, very definite lines.
2so that part is definite.
3And some things were definite nos.
4The second one is less definite.
5This guy has a definite momentum p.
definitely
/ˈdɛfənətɫi/
adverb
in a certain or definite way
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1Definitely learned some interesting things.
2- Somewhere between six and eight, definitely knew.
3- Definitely losing my grandmother.
4Definitely got several blow jobs in the handicap bathroom.
5Definitely saw the same forest in use.
to depend on
/dɪpˈɛnd ˈɑːn/
verb
put trust in with confidence
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1The diet of early humans depended on what foods were available to them.
2The animals that farmers raised and the crops they planted depended on where they lived.
3Ancient humans depended on the powers of nature to help them survive.
4MALCOLM BRABANT: Britain's road to freedom depends on the virus.
5The pressures actually depend on the temperature outside, the relative humidity.
to depend upon
/dɪpˈɛnd əpˌɑːn/
verb
put trust in with confidence
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1Her life, the lives of her fellow Vestals, and the safety of Rome itself depends upon it.
2The southern fringe depends upon location.
3The drama of the Identity Plot depends upon this.
4Keyboard shortcuts depend upon the context.
5Our lives depend upon these creatures.
dogmatic
/dɑɡˈmætɪk/, /dɔɡˈmætɪk/
adjective
being convinced that everything one believes in is true and others are wrong
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1They become extremely dogmatic.
2But I'm not going to be dogmatic about that.
3The Lady is at the dogmatic heart of this relentlessly didactic work of literature.
4Tom: Because they're more dogmatic?
5Both sides are very dogmatic.
dogmatically
/dɑɡˈmætɪkɫi/
adverb
in a critical and arrogant manner therefore refusing to consider other's opinions
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1And he goes on again to say that this affirmation isn't stated dogmatically anywhere but it pervades Israelite creativity, biblical texts.
2My own position, but I don't hold to it dogmatically, is that of a moderate catastrophist.
3But for right now I'll say just dogmatically, and I'll elaborate for you later, that the Enlightenment revolved around two ideas.
4He isn't dogmatically stuck in old paradigms about how socialism has to work.
5But if she inclined towards reform she was neither dogmatically nor straightforwardly Protestant, and the religious settlement of 1559, the first business of her reign, very much reflected that fact.
to ensure
/ɛnˈʃʊɹ/, /ɪnˈʃʊɹ/
verb
to make sure that something will happen
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1EU treaties and regulations ensure easy travel, cheap telecommunications, a great variety of goods and services, as well as very strong health and safety standards.
2Ensuring perfection with every single batch.
3Ensures proper planning.
4This briefest of unions may ensure the short-term future for these leopards.
5Regular trimming of hair can ensure fast hair growth.
to feel / know sth in one's bones
/fˈiːl nˈoʊ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɪn wˈʌnz bˈoʊnz/
phrase
to believe something strongly, even though one cannot explain why
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1- You feel it in your bones.
2Every song I've ever known Carried in my bones I feel like a lightning strike, every time I rock the mic.
3You go and worry 'bout the things you can't control I'ma see the doughnut You can see the hole Everywhere I go is home Every town and every road Every song I've ever known Carried in my bones I feel like a lightning strike Every time I rock the mic You can join me if you'd like or I'll go on my own I'm lookin' up
4Every song I've ever known Carried in my bones I feel like a lightning strike Every time I rock the mic You can join me if you'd like Or I'll go on my own I'm lookin' up
5I can feel it in my bones.
foregone conclusion
/foːɹɡˈɑːn kənklˈuːʒən/
noun
something that is assumed to be true or already decided upon before any evidence or arguments are presented
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1They were not foregone conclusions.
2The disclosure is a foregone conclusion.
3Beamon's gold was a foregone conclusion.
4The midterms are not a foregone conclusion.
5The midterms are not a foregone conclusion.
to get sth straight
/ɡɛt ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ stɹˈeɪt/
phrase
to make someone understand something completely and clearly
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1It is a time where you gotta get your priorities straight.
2Well, let’s try and get some facts straight.
3Both terms matter, and you'll wanna get them straight, if you're tryin' to parse the research literature.
4First, though, let’s get our terminology straight.
5And it's got my head straight and clear
to guarantee
/ˌɡɛɹənˈti/
verb
to make sure that something will occur
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1One country, two systems supposedly guarantees a high-degree of autonomy from China.
2The supreme law of the land, guarantees freedom of speech and of the press.
3Guarantees national coverage.
4Pretty much guaranteed a spot on any Chinese-American food menu.
5Guaranteed. -
guarantee
/ˌɡɛɹənˈti/
noun
something that makes certain of a given result
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1One country, two systems supposedly guarantees a high-degree of autonomy from China.
2The supreme law of the land, guarantees freedom of speech and of the press.
3Guarantees national coverage.
4Pretty much guaranteed a spot on any Chinese-American food menu.
5Guaranteed. -
guarantor
/ˌɡɛɹənˈtɔɹ/
noun
a person who officially makes a promise or gives assurance to be accountable for someone or the occurrence of something
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1The United States has been there ever since as the guarantor of Taiwan's security.
2[and] saw himself as their guarantor and their guardian.
3North Korea sees nuclear weapons as the only guarantor of its continued independence against the United States and an international coalition of its allies.
4Even today, the US acts as a guarantor of security to its allies.
5These two companies actually served as guarantors for debt.
to take it for granted
/tˈeɪk ɪt fɔːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd/
phrase
to assume without question that something is true
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1California has been winning for a long time, and I think they're taking it for granted, a little bit.
2You take it for granted.
3But if you’re a lucky person with access to a fancy U-bend toilet and modern sanitation, don’t take it for granted!
4Not take it for granted and appreciate this beautiful gift we call life.
5So the Brits take it for granted the Taliban know their every movement.

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