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To give many details that can be sort of insignificant, so we lose the main point.
Example: She never gets to the point. Instead, she always exaggerates in giving details.
To follow a particular plan, in this case, the one which is between two opposite plans.
Example: As we did not reach an agreement, we decided to negotiate and accept some terms of each proposal.
Visit a place just for a little time.
Example: The original plan was coming back home immediatly, but as we have money enough, we decided to do a one-day visit at the town.
Avoid facing a problem, a difficult question or a complex issue.
Example: I was able to do the final exam and improve my grade, but I decided not to do it. I thought it was difficult.
When something seems simple, but details hide mysterious and complicated facts that can cause problems.
Example: It turned out that the written confession hid more revelations than we thought.
To use a lot of time and energy in an activity that is not important or unlikely to succeed.
Example: She failed all of her exams, yet she made a great effort on vacations to study.
To dismiss something as we regard it as insignificant/to cancel a debt
Example: They got rid of their toys because, for them, they did not matter anymore.
To remove something/when a plane starts to fly/to become popular
Example: Had I known how the weather was going to be, I would not have taken off my coat.
To invest money/to spend time doing something
Example: Wishing to have a great business, they invested a large amount of money.
Start a journey/ Make something explodes/do something accidentally/Make something starts to work.
Example: "Today we are going to begin our journey, despite having neither money nor car"
To start and have an effect on people or objects
Example: She was walking down the street when it suddenly started to rain. That was unfortunate, as she was not carrying an umbrella.
To give up and accept defeat/to give a piece of work to someone who is expecting it/not being able to control a feeling
Example: ¡Surrendering is not an option! ¡Let's fight!
To make someone believes false things/to understand and remember
Example: Teacher told us we had passed the course, but actually, she took us in.
When a person is capable of changing ideas or behaviour in order to deal with different situations/something that can be used in different contexts
Example: Narrow-minded and stubborn people will not achieve their goals if they do not change their attitudes towards the modern world.
To delay an activity/to discourage someone/to turn something off
Example: Corruption and crime puts people off, so they decided they are not going to vote in next elections