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face n
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a surface forming part of the outside of an object
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to facilitate v
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to make easier, promote, encourage or stimulate
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facility n
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a service that is offered to you, characterised by ease of use
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fan n
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a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
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feature n
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1. an intended property or behaviour (as of a program)
2. a component of a part, e.g. a draught, a fillet, a pocket, a shaft etc.
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to federate v
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to bring together, merge or consolidate two or more sources of information
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fertile adj
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rich and growing
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figure n
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number denoting a feature or quality
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filled adj
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solid
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to fillet v
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to round off, or smooth, edges
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fillet n
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a curved surface of a constant or variable radius that is tangent to, and that joins two surfaces. (Together, these three surfaces form either an inside corner or an outside corner.)
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to find v
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to discover sb/sth/yourself doing sth or in a particular situation, especially when this is unexpected
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to find oneself drawn to sth/so v
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to feel attracted by sth/so
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to fish for sth v
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to try patiently to get sth you need, despite an apparent lack of progress
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to fix v
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to put in order; to repair
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flaw n
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security problem, defect, fault
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flint n
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a hard, siliceous kind of stone that may be used to strike fire
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to focus v
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to direct one's attention on something
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font (law) n
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document, written submissions
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foray n
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an initial attempt (esp outside so's usual areas of competence)
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foregoing adj
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going before, especially of writing or speech
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to foresee v
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to anticipate, to envision
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formula n
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a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; pl: formulas or formulae
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fortunately adv
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luckily
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to foster v
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to help develop or grow; to promote the growth of sth
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framework n
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an (underlying) structure supporting or containing sth
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front-end adj
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related to a software or hardware interface designed to enable user-friendly interaction with a system
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to fudge v
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to take the easy option, to avoid making a difficult decision
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fuel n
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a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
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fully occupied adj
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in full-time employment
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to be funny in the head
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to be a little crazy, not rational
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