to not go somewhere or near something, or to prevent someone from going somewhere or near something:

to discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance:

to be with or among other people, esp. talking to them:

to remove the mist (= thin layer of water drops) from the window of a car, usually by blowing air over it

to be more important than, or to be treated as more important than, another thing or person:

to argue that a statement or claim is not true:

a person who has recently joined a group and has been taught its secrets

to knit (= make clothes using two long needles and wool, etc.) again:

to surround something:

to be more impressive or successful than someone or something else:

→  counterbalance

to include something or someone as part of a larger group:

to take someones attention away from what they want to be doing or should be doing:

to say something forcefully and repeatedly to someone so that they remember it:

to think that someone or something has a particular quality or feature:

something that you say, write, or give that shows your respect and admiration for someone, especially on a formal occasion:

When words or sounds fall from your lips, you speak or make sounds:

to give more details about something you have said or written:

If a liquid or soft substance sinks into something solid, it gradually passes into it through its surface:

to spend a large amount of money on a business or other piece of work: