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  1. Frenetic/frenzied/hectic/frantic - WordReference Forums

    Apr 21, 2010 · Frantic, to me, would suggest more of an emotional situation - "I was frantic with worry when they didn't come home on time." I think, perhaps, frenzied and frenetic are more …

  2. frantic speculation | WordReference Forums

    Feb 8, 2022 · There were three white-bearded gentlemen, Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, and Mr. Gascoigne, and a withered gentlewoman, whose name was the Widow Wycherly. They …

  3. I received him in frantic sort | WordReference Forums

    Jan 21, 2016 · The context comes from Jane Eyre Chapter 1 He ran headlong at me: I felt him grasp my hair and my shoulder: he had closed with a desperate thing. I really saw in him a …

  4. In the midst of my pain of heart and frantic effort of principle, I ...

    Jun 11, 2016 · The quotation comes from Charlotte Brontë – Jane Eyre (Chap. 27) | Genius Quotation: Birds began singing in brake and copse: birds were faithful to their mates; birds …

  5. a <hectic> week at work - WordReference Forums

    Jan 13, 2016 · Can you help to understand the meaning of adjective "hectic" ? When to use it and what is the meaning and how it differs from "restless" and "anxious". I understand that all the 3 …

  6. dancing frantically - WordReference Forums

    Sep 2, 2011 · Hi all! It's not that I found this expression, but that I wanted to ask you if it is correct to say so, to adjectivate "dancing" with "frantically" (E.g. She danced frantically all through the …

  7. dodge or swerve - WordReference Forums

    Jun 11, 2019 · Hello. I have a question for any natives out there. If you're running down a crowded street, do you swerve to avoid people or do you dodge them? From what I've seen swerve is …

  8. It's <been> a long time since <I've seen, I saw> ... (It is a ...

    Jun 5, 2006 · Hello! I've been wondering about all the following sentences. Are they all right? If not, WHY? If yes, IN WHICH CASES do I use them? Thank you :) 1. It's a long time since I …

  9. swerve vs dodge - WordReference Forums

    Mar 11, 2016 · Topic: swerve vs dodge Added by Cagey, moderator. Hi everybody, Hi all, when talking of a martial art routine, would you use either of these to say specifically 'avoid by …

  10. es evidente, es lógico (+ indicativo / subjuntivo)

    Aug 12, 2010 · It's very difficult for me to understand why there is: es evidente que + and es lógico que + I mean there is no doubt in any of these two. It looks to me that indicativo will fit …

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