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1/ disappear (verb) BrE /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/; NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ SYNONYM vanish NAmE /ˈvænɪʃ/

[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to become impossible to see

Her father disappeared without trace when she was ten.

Her nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage.

disappear from something The child disappeared from his home some time after four.

Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view.

2/ burn (verb) BrE /bɜːn/; NAmE /bɜːrn/

A welcoming fire was burning in the fireplace.

The house was burnt to the ground (= completely destroyed).

Ten people burned to death in the hotel fire.

* burn somebody/something + adj. His greatest fear is of being burnt alive.

* burn the candle at both ends: to become very tired by trying to do too many things and going to bed late
and getting up early. EX: You try to get plenty of sleep and not to burn the candle at both ends

* burn the midnight oil: to study or work until late at night


With a phone call you can have top-notch MBA students anxious to burn the midnight oil guiding your
business.
* burn rubber (informal) to drive very fast. Ex: We'll have to burn rubber to get there in time
* burn something to a cinder/crisp: to cook something for too long or with too much heat, so that it
becomes badly burnt. Ex By the time I got home, the cake was burnt to a cinder.
3/ damage (noun) BrE /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ ; NAmE /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
*[uncountable] damage (to somebody/something) harmful effects on somebody/something
EX: This could cause serious damage to the country's economy.

The storm didn't do much damage.

serious/ severe/ extensive/ permanent/ minor damage

brain/liver etc. damage

fire/ smoke/ bomb/ storm damage

4  implication BrE /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn/ ; NAmE /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn/ [countable, usually plural] implication (of
something) (for something) a possible effect or result of an action or a decision.

They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions.

The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside.
 [countable, uncountable] something that is suggested or indirectly stated (= something that is
implied)
The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation.
He criticized the Director and, by implication, the whole of the organization.
 [uncountable] implication (of somebody) (in something) the fact of being involved, or of involving
somebody, in something, especially a crime

SYNONYM involvement

He resigned after his implication in a sex scandal.

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