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1.b> (), ; ; I can't work if I'm cold , ; he is working on a new novel ;
2.b> i> (); , ; she works in a bank ; both my parents work ; she works for an engineering company ;
3.b> i> (), ( , .i> i>); is the lift working? ? the phone isn't working ; it works by electricity ; his phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point i> , ; how the universe works? / ?
4.b> ; can you work the lift? / / ? she works herself too hard / ; do you know how to work the coffee machine? ? my parents can't even work the video / ; the machine is worked by wind power ; ;
5.b> 1) (), i> (, , i>); to work clay / ; to work gold / ; work the mixture into a paste with your hands ;
2) (), i> (, , i>); when the iron is well hot, it works the better , / ; Portland stone works well / ;
3) (), ( i>); ( .i>); contracts and leases to work the mines / ;
6.b> (on, upon) (); ; the pills the doctor gave me aren't working , , ; my plan worked and I got them to agree / ; her charm doesn't work on me / / ; your age can work against you in this job / ; speaking Italian should work in his favour / ;
7.b> (), , ; ; to work miracles / wonders / ; you can work miracles with very little money if you follow our home decoration tips , ; to work havoc ) i> , ; ; the storm wrought havoc in the south / ; ) , i> ; this century wrought major changes in our society / ;
8.b> 1) i> (), i> i> (.i> i>); the screw had worked loose ; the rope worked loose / ; it will take a while for the drug to work out of your system , ;
2) i> () i> , , i> i> (.i> i>); a battery of guns was being worked into position ; slowly he worked the screwdriver into the crack - / ; I was tied up, but managed to work myself free , ; comb hair from tip to root working out the knots at the end ; he worked his way to the top of his profession .i> ;
to work aroundb> 1) (to) (), (i>); it was some time before he worked around to what he really wanted to say , ;
2) i>,i> i> (), " " ; i> ( i>); the lack of information is a major problem, but hopefully I've found a way to work around that , , , ; to work around this requirement, people do ridiculous things ;
to work outb> 1) (), ; I've never been able to work her out ; ; I couldn't work out where the music was coming from / , ;
2) (); , ; to work out the answer / ; to work out a sum / ; I've worked out a new way of doing it / ;
3) (), ; ; to work out a problem / ;
4) (), ; , ; my first job didn't work out ; ; things will work out, you'll see / , ; I hope it all works out for Gina and Andy , / ; I'm sure everything will work itself out , / ;
5) i> (), i> ; i> ; things have worked out quite well for us / ;
6) (); he works out with weights twice a week / ;
to work upb> 1) (); , ; you're working yourself up again [.i> .i> worked up, worked-upr>];
2) (to) (), / ( i>); he'd been working up to asking her for a date all week / , .
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