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12 Jun 2019 06:09

Foods That Help You Absorb More Iron

While not all dietary iron is absorbed equally, some foods can enhance your body's ability to absorb it.

Foods Rich in Vitamin C

Vitamin C has been shown to enhance iron absorption. It captures non-heme iron and stores it in a form that's more easily absorbed by your body (3Trusted Source).
Foods high in vitamin C include citrus fruits, dark green leafy vegetables, bell peppers, melons and strawberries.
In one study, taking 100 mg of vitamin C with a meal increased iron absorption by 67% (13Trusted Source).
Hence, drinking citrus juice or eating other foods rich in vitamin C while you're eating high-iron foods can increase your body's absorption.
In vegetarian and vegan diets, iron absorption may be optimized by including vitamin C-containing vegetables during meals (1Trusted Source).
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06 Jun 2019 16:36

Studies have also shown that mucus contains peptides such as mucin which possess antibacterial activity against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. These antimicrobial peptides not only act as natural antibiotics, but also stimulate many elements of the immune system, including barrier repair and inflammatory cell recruitment. The antibacterial factor from the body surface of the Giant East African Snail, Achatina fulica, for example, exhibited highly positive antibacterial activity both for the Gram-positive bacteria, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus and for the Gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but this activity was lost  when the material was heated at 75º C for 5 min. The antibacterial factor of the snail mucus was shown to be a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of about 160,000.
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08 Apr 2019 05:28

stumble across somebody/something

 phrasal verb

🗨 to discover something or meet someone when you do not expect to SYN stumble on:

 I stumbled across one of my old diaries.

We stumbled across him in the library.

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01 Apr 2019 20:39

intensity(noun)

in‧ten‧si‧ty /ɪnˈtɛnsət̮i/ ●○○ AWL 

noun[uncountable]

🗨   the strength of something, how strongly it is felt, or how strong its effect is:

 the intensity of the hurricane the intensity of her anger light intensity

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03 Mar 2019 15:15

have an effect on something/somebody

Eating junk food will eventually have an effect on your health.

have the effect of doing something

The news had the effect of making everyone feel better.

produce an effect formal

If we combine these sounds, they produce an effect that is almost jazzy.

feel an effect (=notice it)

Small companies will feel the effect of the recession first.

lessen/reduce an effect (=make an effect smaller or less severe)

The government must take action to reduce the effects of pollution.

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cushion the effect of something (=make it less bad)

Lower mortgage rates will cushion the effect of rising house prices.

an effect lasts (=continues)

The effect of the drug lasts about six hours.

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18 Feb 2019 18:44

stand out 

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🗨 to be very easy to see or notice:

 We want the picture on the cover to stand out.

 At six foot seven, Rich really stands out in a crowd.

stand out a mile/stand out like a sore thumb

 His bright green jacket stood out a mile.

🗨 to be clearly better than other similar people or things: 

stand out as something

 Owen stands out as the best young player in the game.

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18 Feb 2019 12:37

Put up money/$500/$5 million 

🗨 to give an amount of money for a particular purpose:

 Part of that money is being put up by local businessmen.

 Local residents have put up a reward for information about the crime.

Malcomson put up the money to start the partnership "Ford and Malcomson" and the pair designed a car and began ordering parts. 

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17 Feb 2019 19:23

Civil engineers create, improve and protect the environment in which we live. They plan, design and oversee construction and maintenance of building structures and infrastructure, such as roads, railways, airports, bridges, harbours, dams, irrigation projects

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They also design and build tall buildings and large structures that can withstand all weather conditions.

Generally, civil engineers fall into two types: consulting engineers and contracting engineers. Consultants are responsible for the design work of projects and work predominantly in an office. Contractors then take the designs and implement them during construction. Contractors work on site, managing the construction of the structure.

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10 Feb 2019 11:11

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05 Feb 2019 21:41

Scientists are catching crocodiles and sampling their blood in the hope of finding powerful new drugs to fight human infections.

Australian Adam Britton and US expert Mark Merchant spent the last fortnight combing the Northern Territory for salt and freshwater crocs.
It has been known for some time that these animals heal serious injuries rapidly and almost without infection.
More recently, tests showed alligator blood has strong antibacterial powers.

Natural fighters

Dr Merchant said there was a wealth of anecdotal evidence suggesting that alligators and crocodiles are resistant to bacterial infection.
"These animals are very territorial and when they fight it gets very ugly.
"They tear limbs off one another and leave huge gaping wounds.

We caught nine large, wild saltwater crocodiles and bled some 15 or 20 captive fresh and saltwater crocodiles 

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"And, despite the fact that they live in an environment that harbour potentially a lot of pathogenic microbes, these horrible wounds seem to heal up very rapidly and almost always without infection."
About three and a half years ago he tested alligator blood and pinpointed why these animals were so resistant to infection.
Alligators and crocodiles, like humans, have a natural defence system against invading bacteria, viruses and fungi, which involves a group of proteins called the complement system.
When Dr Merchant exposed the alligator blood to pathogens such as HIV, West Nile Virus and E Coli, it started to kill them.
"It turns out that this complement system is much more effective than ours.

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23 Jan 2019 13:46

long

 ●●○ verb [intransitive]

🗨 to want something very much, especially when it seems unlikely to happen soon

long to do something

He longed to see her again.

long for

She longed for the chance to speak to him in private.

long for somebody to do something

She longed for him to return.

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Those naive souls who have longed for a simpler and better way have had to consign their visions to pointless daydreams.

 Artificial light, all the lines lie, it almost makes you long for darkness.

 He was longing for everyone to leave, so that he could think in peace about what had happened that day.

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23 Jan 2019 13:32

o‧blige

 /əˈblaɪdʒ/ ●○○ verb formal

 [transitive] 

🗨 if you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty etc makes it necessary

oblige somebody to do something

The minister was obliged to report at least once every six months.

Circumstances had obliged him to sell the business.

feel obliged to do something (=feel that you have a duty to do something)

Many parents feel obliged to pay for at least part of the wedding.

🗨 do something that someone has asked you to do

It’s always a good idea to oblige important clients.

happy/glad/ready etc to oblige

If you need a ride home, I’d be happy to oblige.

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• Many grown-up people feel obliged by such considerations to continue to acknowledge the authority of their parents over them.

I shall nevertheless oblige him to dance for his own good.

For he was obliged now to concentrate on what he was doing, even if it was next to nothing.

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In everyday English, people usually say that you have to do something rather than are obliged to do something:

He had to sell the business.

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16 Jan 2019 15:54

🗨20-odd, 30-odd etc. spoken a little more than 20, 30, etc.:

 None of the 30-odd passengers complained.

Of the 1500-odd men on board, nine survived.

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14 Jan 2019 17:48

take something in your stride

British English, 

take something in stride

American English 

🗨 not allow something to annoy, embarrass, or upset you

When the boss asked Judy to stay late, she took it in stride.

Nigel smiled and took the criticism in his stride.• 

You do dangerous things and take them in your stride just for starters.

 Liz seems to be taking the divorce in her stride.• 

No doubt, he felt he could take that in his stride

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06 Jun 2019 16:37

Slug slime is also said to contain a local anesthetic and for this reason there are anecdotal accounts of live slugs being used to treat toothache.
These local anaesthetic properties (if confirmed) coupled with the antimicrobial properties and hygroscopic nature of the slime might offer significant benefits in the treatment of minor but painful wounds such as superficial burns in humans.
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06 Jun 2019 16:26

Snails and slugs are both part of the same class of creatures called gastropods. Gastropod comes from the Greek words gastros (stomach) and podos (foot). If you've ever seen a snail in an aquarium eating as it moves slowly along the glass, you probably understand why “stomach foot" might be an appropriate name!
Most gastropods are aquaticcreatures. That means they live in water. Snails and slugs are the only gastropods that can also be found on land. The majority of snails and slugs, though, live in water.
The most obvious difference between snails and slugs is the fact that snails have shells. A snail's shell is like a home it carries around on its back. Slugs, on the other hand, have no shell. Otherwise, snails and slugs are remarkably similar.
Their only other differences are in habitat and behavior, but these differences are the result of the fact that snails have shells and slugs don't. Without those big shells to carry around, slugs can squeeze themselves into many different habitats that snails can't. For example, you may find slugs under loose bark on trees or stones and logs on the ground — places that snails could never go with their shells.
If you spend much time in a garden or the great outdoors, you may be more familiar with snails and slugs that live on land. As they move along, you've probably noticed that they often leave behind a slimy trail.
That slime is called mucus. Snails and slugs make mucus so that they can move on the ground. The mucus keeps their bodies from losing moisture to the dry soil beneath them. It also protects them from being cut by sharp objects in the soil.

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04 Apr 2019 11:00

turn away

transitive verb

🗨  to refuse admittance or acceptance to

🗨  to send away : REJECT, DISMISS

People can use the service up to three times a year, although in practice no one would be turned away in an emergency.

Too many potential suitable adoptiveparents are getting turned away because they may not be the right ethnic match, are overweight or may have smoked.

I watch a woman in a ludicrous pink party frock and a tiny top hat getting turned away by incredulous bouncers.

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04 Mar 2019 08:34

I am sufficiently qualified for this position.

I have a lot of experience in this area

I have a lot of experience of this kind of problem

Why do you think you are qualified for this position?”

OK answer: “I am qualified for this position because I have the skills you need and the experience to back it up.”

Better answer: “I believe I am the most qualified for the job because I have completed 15 years in this field.

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28 Feb 2019 08:21

turn something ↔ over 

🗨 to give someone the right to own something, or the responsibility for something such as a plan, business, piece of property, etc.: 

turn something over to somebody

 Local police have turned the case over to the FBI.

turn something over to somebody

🗨  to give someone the right to own something, or to make someone responsible for dealing with something.

He’ll turn the shop over to his son when he retires.

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turn the matter/problem/responsibility etc over to somebody

I’m turning the project over to you.

• I turned him over to find he was already dead.

Within a few years the increased prosperity of the yard had so impressed John Shuttleworth that he turned the business over to him.

• Graeme did all the cooing at first but has now turned his saucepans over to his talented young apprentice, Steve Webb.

• Some lawmakers have even called for turning its functions over to private industry.

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18 Feb 2019 14:33

Describe your hometown

My hometown is Mashhad. It is a city in northeast of Iran. Mashhad is known as a place of religious journey. It's centered on the vast Holy shrine of Imam Reza. Despite it's religious place, it also includes places where you can go to visit. There are a number of large parks in Mashhad, the tombs of historical celebrities and the tomb of Nader Shah and koohsangi parks are in Mashhad. The Koohestan parke-e-shadi complex includes a zoo where many wild animals are kept and it attracts many visitors to Mashhad. Moreover, some points of interest lie outside the city. About 40 kilometres outside of Mashhad is a small town named Tus. The author of the epic poem, The Shahnameh( the Persian book of kings), Ferdowsi died there and his remains have rested in Tus ever since.

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18 Feb 2019 11:48

Go through something

🗨 Look AT/FOR SOMETHING
 go through something to look at or for something carefully:

 I went through all of our closets and I still can’t find my tennis racket.

Malcomson put up the money to start the partnership "Ford and Malcomson" and the pair designed a car and began ordering parts. However, by February 1903, Ford and Malcomson had gone through more money than expected, and the manufacturing firm of John and Horace Dodge, who had made parts for Ford and Malcomson, was demanding payment.

she started to go through the bundle of letters.

Crews carefully go through the wreckage of a home explosion.

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13 Feb 2019 20:32

get something off one's chest.

🗨 unburden oneself; to confess something; to criticize or make a personal complaint to someone.

You will feel better if you get it off your chest. I have to get this off my chest.

I thought these meetings would help the kids get some of their worries off their chests.

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10 Feb 2019 11:09

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10 Feb 2019 08:40

Address

🗨  if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it: 

address a problem/question/issue etc.

 The report addresses the problems of malnutrition in the state.

 He organized a meeting to address workers’ complaints.

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address a problem/question/issue etc

• The people who are employed or are inmates, will address issues in a particular way.

• You have to continually be pro-active to address issues of racism.

• We did not expect or intend that the project should address issues of this kind.

• By now Haza was addressing issues other than forbidden love.

• These protections addressed issues ranging from the death penalty and homosexual rights to term limits, campaign-finance reform, and congressional redistricting.

• And so they address a question to the world: What are you, you out there?

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28 Jan 2019 12:23

As

🗨 In the way that someone says or that something happens, or in the condition something is in

Do as I say!

We’d better leave things as they are until the police arrive.

The money was repaid, as promised.

He did not need to keep moving house, as his father had.

Roberta was late as usual (=in the way that she usually was).

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23 Jan 2019 13:39

con‧vey

 /kənˈveɪ/ ●○○ verb 

🗨[transitive] to communicate or express something, with or without using words

All this information can be conveyed in a simple diagram.

Ads convey the message that thin is beautiful.

He was sent to convey a message to the UN Secretary General.

convey something to somebody

I want to convey to children that reading is one of life’s greatest treats.

convey a sense/an impression/an idea etc

You don’t want to convey the impression that there’s anything illegal going on.

🗨  formal to take or carry something from one place to another

Your luggage will be conveyed to the hotel by taxi.

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convey information
Your movements also convey information to people.

convey a message 
(=express an important idea – used about books, films, art etc)

Do you think the poem conveys a message about society?

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They may also find one or two of the papers unnecessarily long for the points they convey.

I suggest that these parents look long and hard at the messages they have been inadvertently conveying about reading.

His office conveyed an impression of efficiencyand seriousness.

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19 Jan 2019 14:37

The effects of stress on behavior can be grouped into three general categories:

(1) mild stress can induce or potentiate a variety of behaviors such as eating, aggression, and sexual behavior;

(2) more severe stress may disrupt behavior by making it repetitious, less finely tuned to the environment and stereotyped;

(3) severe stress can also totally suppress behavior.

These effects of stress, which have been reported to occur in virtually all species, including man, may represent an attempt by the organism to reduce or eliminate the deleterious effects of the stress.

In this sense, these behaviors represent a form of self-therapy.

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16 Jan 2019 13:24

be had

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🗨  to be tricked or fooled by someone

She doesn't want to buy a used car because she's worried about being had by a dishonest salesman.

I don't trust them. I think we've been had.

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Safe in the knowledge that the wolf has been securely trussed by the rules and regulations of the Advertising Standards Authority, they knowingly consent to being had.

🗨 if you have been had, someone has tricked you, for example by selling you something at too high a price.

[informal]

If your customer thinks he's been had, you have to make him happy.

 I was had by that insurance salesmen.

Now we're paying twice as much for a plan that, in reality, doesn't cover anything! I think you were had, my friend. 

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14 Jan 2019 13:39

have (something)(adjective) by (a day or time)

This expression is used to talk about something that you want to be a certain way by a certain deadline. You can't use just any adjective in this phrase; there are only a few adjectives that will fit. These include:

We need to have this finished by Monday.

You'd better have it done by the end of the day.

I don't know if it's possible to have it built by then, but we can at least have it planned out and designed.

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