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🔘 to attack a person

⚪️ attack ➡️ to use violence against someone and try to hurt them:

✨She was attacked by a man with a baseball bat.

⚪️ ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ ➡️ if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then attack them:

✨The judge was ambushed by gunmen as he drove to work at the courthouse.

⚪️ mug ➡️ to attack someone and take money from them in a public place such as a street:

✨He was mugged on his way home from school.

⚪️ stab ➡️ to attack someone with a knife:

✨The victim had been stabbed in the neck.

⚪️ assault ➡️ to attack and hurt someone – used especially when talking about this as a criminal offense:

✨He assaulted a flight attendant who refused to serve him more drinks.

⚪️ be set upon by somebody/something ✍🏻#written ➡️ to be attacked by a group of people:

✨He died outside his home after being set upon by a gang of youths.

⚪️ turn on ➡️ to suddenly change your behaviour and attack the person you are with, when they do not expect this:

✨The dog suddenly turned on him, sinking its teeth into his arm.

🔘 to attack a place

⚪️ attack ➡️ to use weapons to try to damage or take control of a place:

✨The village was attacked by enemy warplanes.
✨We will attack at dawn.

⚪️ invade ➡️ to enter a country and try to get control of it using force:

✨The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago.

⚪️ storm ➡️ to suddenly attack a city or building that is well defended by getting inside it and taking control:

✨Elite troops stormed the building and rescued the hostages.

⚪️ besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ ➡️ to surround a city or building with soldiers in order to stop the people inside from getting out or from receiving supplies:

✨In April 655, Osman’s palace was besieged by rebels.


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#️⃣#Well /wel/ #adverb


💢do well

🅰️to be successful, especially in work or business:

🔹He’s doing very well at college.
🔹Elizabeth’s done well for herself since she moved to London.

🅱️if someone who has been ill is doing well, they are becoming healthy again:

🔹He had the operation yesterday, and he’s doing very well.

💢as well ➡️ in addition to something or someone else:

🔹Why don’t you come along as well?

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🗣As well is used mostly in #spoken_English.
✍🏻In #written_English, people usually prefer to use also:

🔹Parents are also welcome.

💢as well as something/somebody ➡️ in addition to something or someone else:

🔹They own a house in France as well as a villa in Spain.

💢as well as doing something

🔹The organization gives help and support to people in need, as well as raising money for local charities.

💢may/might/could well ➡️ used to say that something is likely to happen or is likely to be true:

🔹What you say may well be true.
🔹You could try the drugstore, but it might well be closed by now.

💢may/might/could (just) as well

🅰️#informal ➡️ used when you do not particularly want to do something but you decide you should do it:

🔹I suppose we may as well get started.

🅱️used to mean that another course of action would have an equally good result:

🔹The taxi was so slow we might just as well have gone on the bus.

💢can’t very well (do something) ➡️ used to say that you cannot do something because it would be unacceptable:

🔹I can’t very well tell him we don’t want him at the party!

💢know full/perfectly well ➡️ used to say that someone does know something even though they are behaving as if they do not:

🔹You know full well what I mean.

💢be well away #British_English #informal

🅰️to be making good progress:

🔹If we can get that grant from the local authority, we’ll be well away.

🅱️to be very drunk

💢be well in with somebody #informal ➡️ to have a friendly relationship with someone, especially someone important:

🔹She’s very well in with members of the management committee.

💢be well out of something #British_English #spoken ➡️ to be lucky to no longer be involved in a particular situation

💢be well up in/on something #informal especially #British_English ➡️ to know a lot about a particular subject:

🔹Geoff’s always been well up on the lnternet.

💢as well somebody might/may #formal ➡️ used to say that there is a good reason for someone’s feelings or reactions:

🔹Marilyn looked guilty, as well she might.

💢do well by somebody #informal ➡️ to treat someone generously


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#️⃣#Frequently /ˈfriːkwəntli/

📚#Thesaurus:

⚪️often ➡️ used when saying that something happens many times:

✨Gary was often bad-tempered in the morning.

✨We often meet up for a drink after work.

⚪️a lot #informal ➡️ often:

✨I think she likes him – she talks about him a lot.

✨His wife goes abroad on business a lot.

⚪️frequently especially #written ➡️ often – used especially in writing or more formal English:

✨Passengers complain that trains are frequently late.

✨Older patients frequently forget to take their medicine.

⚪️regularly ➡️ often, especially at regular intervals:

✨Buses run regularly every ten minutes.

⚪️again and again ➡️ used to emphasize that someone does something many times, or the same thing happens many times:

✨She told herself again and again that everything would be all right.

✨Gunfire rang out across the city again and again.

⚪️repeatedly especially #written ➡️ used to emphasize that someone does something many times:

✨His doctor had repeatedly warned him not to work so hard.

⚪️constantly / continually ➡️ often over a long period of time – used especially about something that is annoying or causes problems:

✨They seem to be continually arguing.

✨It’s hard to keep up with technology when it’s constantly changing.

⚪️time and time again ➡️ many times – used when this is annoying or does not have any effect:

✨He forgets his keys time and time again.

✨I tell students time and time again to keep careful notes.


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