to be related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past:

to seriously damage something, or to seriously hurt or kill someone:

to become increasingly liked or enjoyed by someone:

If rain or a storm holds off, it does not start immediately.

to think carefully about a subject again so that you can make a new decision about it:

to not do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse:

to want something very much:

to prevent someone or something from doing something:

If you are heading for a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour:

to ask for information about someone, especially about their health:

to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:

to be interested in or enjoy something; to like something:

to not tell someone about something:

to not go onto an area, or to stop someone or something going onto an area:

to avoid doing something that is unpleasant or difficult:

When you toss food you shake or mix small pieces of it together with a sauce or dressing :

to try to notice someone or something:

to write and send a message quickly:

to try to solve a difficult problem or make a difficult decision:

to give something to someone else, especially when you do not want to: