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RISK
risk (noun)

Sounds:
- /ɹɪsk/

Forms:
- risks (plural)

risk (noun) senses:
1. (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
2. (uncountable) The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
3. (uncountable, economics, business and engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
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risk (verb)

Forms:
- risks (present, singular, third-person)
- risking (participle, present)
- risked (participle, past)
- risked (past)

risk (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To incur risk of (something).
2. (transitive) To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
3. (transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
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🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

The company has launched a new advertising campaign.
💡 Example 💡 systematics

systematics (noun): Different kinds of systematic interpretation of statutes affect each other. Construction of a statutory provision depends at the same time on interpretation of other provisions, systematics of the statute, conceptual analysis and theories formulated in legal dogmatics.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Can I help you?
- Yes, would you like to tell me what's playing for tonight?
- Sure. There is a folk concert tonight.
- Are there any good seats left?
- Sorry. There are only some seats in the back.
- Well, what time does it begin?
- It begins at 7 p. m ..
- OK. I see.
- How many tickets do you want?
- Just two.
- OK. Fifty yuan for each.
- Here is the money.
CLEARLY
clearly (adv)

Sounds:
- /ˈklɪɹli/ (General-American)
- /ˈklɪəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkliːɹli/ (Scotland)

Forms:
- more clearly (comparative)
- clearlier (archaic, comparative)
- most clearly (superlative)
- clearliest (archaic, superlative)

clearly (adv) senses:
1. (manner) In a clear manner.
2. (modal) Without a doubt; obviously.
3. (degree) To a degree clearly discernible.
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🌜 Future Continuous 🌛

The doctors will be performing a complicated surgery tomorrow.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Honey, the house is such a mess! I need you to help me tidy up a bit. My boss and her husband are coming over for dinner and the house needs to be spotless!
- I ' m in the middle of something right now. I ' ll be there in a second.
- This can ' t wait! I need your help now!
- Alright, alright. I ' m coming.
- Ok, here ' s a list of chores we need to get done. I'll do the dishes and get all the groceries for tonight. You can sweep and mop the floors. Oh, and the furniture needs to be dusted.
- You know what, I have to pick something up at the mall, so why don ' t you clean the floors and I'll go to the supermarket and get all the groceries.
- Sure that ' s fine. Here is the list of all the things you need to get. Don't forget anything! And can you pick up a bottle of wine on your way home?
- Hey, honey I ' m back. Wow, the house looks really good!
- Great! Can you set the table?
- Just a sec I ' m just gonna vacuum this rug real fast
- Wait! Don ' t turn it on ...
💡 Example 💡 single entendre

single entendre (noun): In truth Mae West didn't utter many double entendres; her specialty was the single entendre, the blunt come-on and right-between-the-eyes proposition.

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🌜 Past Simple 🌛

We celebrated our friend's birthday with a surprise party.
COUNTER
counter (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈkaʊ.ɾ̃ɚ/ (General-American)
- [ˈkʰaʊ̯.ɾ̃ɚ] (General-American)
- [ˈkʰaʊ̯.nɚ] (General-American)
- /ˈkaʊn.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Forms:
- counters (plural)

counter (noun) senses:
1. One who counts.
2. A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
3. An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
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counter (adv)

counter (adv) senses:
1. Contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction.
2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course.
counter (verb)

Forms:
- counters (present, singular, third-person)
- countering (participle, present)
- countered (participle, past)
- countered (past)

counter (verb) senses:
1. To contradict, oppose.
2. (boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
3. To take action in response to; to respond.
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