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2 continue in some place or condition; continue to be
affect
–
1 influence; have an effect on
2 produce sad, grateful, etc feelings
3 (of diseases) cause a particular condition in:
The
left lung is affected by cancer
4 pretend to have, feel or to do
via
–
by way of
relate
–
1 tell (a story); give an account of (facts, adven-
tures etc)
2 connect in thought or meaning
3 relate to, have reference (to)
4 be related (to), be connected by family (to)
major
–
greater or more important:
a major operation
, (in
surgery) one that may be dangerous to the person’s
life.
major in sth.
–
specialize in (a certain subject)
fever
–
1 condition of the human body with temperature
higher than usual, especially as a sign of illness
2 one of a number of diseases in which there is a
high fever:
yellow fever
3 excited state; nervous agitation
advance
–
forward movement; progress
huge
–
very great
relief
–
1 lessening, ending or removal of pain, distress,
anxiety, etc
2 help given to those in need: food, clothes, mon-
ey, etc. for people in trouble
3 something that makes a change from monotony
or that relaxes tension
4 replacing of a person on duty by a person ap-
pointed to go on duty
target
–
1 something to be aimed at in a shooting-practice;
any objects aimed at
2 thing, plan, etc. against which criticism is di-
rected
3 objectives; total which it is desired to reach
boost
–
increase
trial
–
testing, trying, proving; instance of this