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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2025
Oppressors of all kinds
The literal meaning of an expression
It seems, it appears that . . .
Externally, seemingly, outwardly, presumably, ostensibly
Adverb of place (gram.)
Extenuating circumstances
Extenuating circumstances
Aggravating circumstances
He remained silent, persisted in his silence
To persist in a standpoint or attitude
He remained as he had always been, as everybody used to know him
He continued to live in the house
Unjustly, wrongfully
To think ill of s.o., have a low opinion of s.o.
To suspect s.o. of stupidity
He considered him capable of . . .
Since he believed that . . .
To think s.o. capable of doing s.th., believe of s.o. that he would do s.th.
To turn up, appear on the scene
From the ground up, radically, entirely, completely
Upside down, topsy-turvy
Biological phenomena
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