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  • 1 fall back on

    (to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) προσφεύγω

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  • 2 fall back

    (to move back or stop moving forward.) υποχωρώ

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  • 3 Fall

    v. intrans.
    P. and V. πίπτειν, καταπίπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), V. πίτνειν.
    Falling star: V. διοπετὴς ἀστήρ, ὁ (Eur., frag.).
    Fall in ruins: P. and V. συμπίπτειν, Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν, καταρρήγνυσθαι, P. περικαταρρεῖν, V. ἐρείπεσθαι;
    met., be ruined: P. and V. σφάλλεσθαι, πίπτειν (rare P.); see under Ruin.
    Die: P. and V. τελευτᾶν; see Die.
    Fall in battle: V. πίπτειν.
    Drop, go down: P. and V. ἀνιέναι; see Abate.
    Of price: P. ἀνίεναι, ἐπανίεναι.
    The price of corn fell: P. ἐπανῆκεν (ἐπανίεναι) ὁ σῖτος (Dem. 889).
    Fall against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.)
    Fall asleep: V. εἰς ὕπνον πίπτειν, or use v. sleep.
    Fall away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.
    Stand aloof: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι, ἀποστατεῖν (Plat.).
    Fall back: P. and V. ἀναπίπτειν; of an army: see Retire.
    Fall back on, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.).
    Fall behind: P. and V. ὑστερεῖν, λείπεσθαι.
    Fall down: P. and V. καταπίπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), or use fall.
    Fall down or before: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (acc. or dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν (acc. or dat.), see Worship.
    Fall foul of: P. συμπίπτειν (dat. or πρός, acc.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), προσβάλλειν (πρός, acc.); see dash against. met., P. προσκρούειν (dat. or absol.).
    Fall from (power, etc.): P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν (gen. or ἐκ, gen.).
    Fall in, subside: P. ἱζάνειν (Thuc. 2, 76).
    Collapse: P. and V. συμπίπτειν, πίπτειν, Ar. and P. καταρρήγνυσθαι, καταρρεῖν.
    Of debts: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι.
    Fall in love with: P. and V. ἐρᾶν (gen.), V. εἰς ἔρον πίπτειν (gen.); see Love.
    Fall in with, meet: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.), συντυγχάνειν (dat.; V. gen.), ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), ἀπαντᾶν (dat.); see meet, light upon; met., accept: P. and V. δέχεσθαι, ἐνδέχεσθαι.
    Fall into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P εἰς, acc.; V. acc. alone or dat. alone), πίπτειν (εἰς, acc.), ἐμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.); met., fall into misfortune, etc.: P. and V. περιπίπτειν (dat.), εμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.). πίπτειν εἰς (acc.), V. συμπίπτειν (dat.); of a river: see discharge itself into.
    Fall off: T. ἀποπίπτειν; see tumble off.
    Slip off: P. περιρρεῖν.
    Fall away: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν;
    met., stand aloof: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι, ἀποστατεῖν (Plat.).
    Deteriorate: P. ἀποκλίνειν, ἐκπίπτειν, ἐξίστασθαι.
    Become less: P. μειοῦσθαι.
    Fall on: see fall upon.
    Fall out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν, P. ἀποπίπτειν; met., see Quarrel, Happen.
    Fall over, stumble against: P. and V. πταίειν (πρός, dat.).
    Fall overboard: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.
    Fall short: see under Short.
    Fall through: P. and V. οὐ προχωρεῖν; see Fail.
    Fall to ( one's lot): P. and V. προσγίγνεσθαι (dat.), συμβαίνειν (dat.), λαγχάνειν (dat.) (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἐπιρρέπειν (absol.), P. ἐπιβάλλειν (absol.).
    Fall to ( in eating). — Ye who hungered before, fall to on the hare: Ar. ἀλλʼ ὦ πρὸ τοῦ πεινῶντες ἐμβάλλεσθε τῶν λαγῴων ( Pax, 1312).
    Fall to pieces: Ar. and P. διαπίπτειν; see fall away, collapse.
    Fall to work: P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι; see address oneself to.
    Fall upon a weapon: Ar. and P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), V. πίπτειν περί (dat.).
    Fall on one's knees: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν; see under Knee.
    Attack: P. and V. προσπίπτειν (dat.). εἰσπίπτειν (πρός, acc.), ἐπέχειν (ἐπί, dat.), ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat., rarely acc.), προσβάλλειν (dat.), εἰσβάλλειν (εἰς or πρός, acc.). ἐμπίπτειν (dat.) (Xen., also Ar.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat. or acc.) (Xen.), V. ἐφορμᾶν (or pass.) ( dat) (rare P.), P. προσφέρεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιφέρεσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτίθεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.).
    Night fell upon the action: P. νὺξ ἐπεγένετο τῷ ἔργῳ (Thuc. 4, 25).
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    subs.
    P. and V. πτῶμα, τό (Plat.), V. πέσημα, τό.
    met., downfall: P. and V. διαφθορά, ἡ, ὄλεθρος, ὁ; see Downfall.
    Capture ( of a town): P. and V. ἅλωσις, ἡ, P. αἵρεσις, ἡ.
    In wrestling: P. and V. πάλαισμα, τό.
    Fall of snow. — It was winter and there was a fall of snow: P. χειμὼν ἦν καὶ ὑπένιφε (Thuc. 4, 103).
    Fall of rain: Ar. and P. ὑετός, ὁ, ὕδωρ, τό; see Rain.
    Fall of the year, autumn: P. μετόπωρον, τό. φθινόπωρον, τό, Ar. and V. ὀπώρα, ἡ.

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  • 4 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) πέφτω
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) πέφτω
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) πέφτω
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) `πέφτω`
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) περιέρχομαι σε μία κατάσραση(αποκοιμιέμαι,ερωτεύομαι κλπ.)
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) λαχαίνω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) πτώση,πέσιμο
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) πτώση
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) πτώση
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) φθινόπωρο
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    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through

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  • 5 drop back

    (to slow down; to fall behind: I was at the front of the crowd but I dropped back to speak to Bill.) μένω πίσω

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  • 6 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) χέρι
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) δείκτης
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) βοηθός,μέλος πληρώματος
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) χεράκι,χείρα βοηθείας
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) χαρτωσιά
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) παλάμη
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) γραφικός χαρακτήρας
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.)
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.)
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 7 Sink

    v. trans.
    Sink ( a ship): Ar. and P. καταδύνειν.
    Put an end to: Ar. and P. διαλύειν, καταλύειν; see End.
    Let down: P. and V. καθιέναι.
    Dig: P. and V. ὀρύσσειν, σκάπτειν.
    Make to incline: V. καταρρέπειν, P. and V. κλίνειν.
    V. intrans.
    Subside, settle down: P. ἱζάνειν.
    Sink under the earth: P. δύεσθαι κατὰ τῆς γῆς (Plat., Phaedo, 112C).
    Of the sun: P. and V. δύεσθαι, δύνειν; see Set.
    Of a ship: Ar. and P. καταδύεσθαι, V. βάπτειν (Eur., Or. 707).
    Incline downwards: P. and V. ῥέπειν.
    met., be weighed down: P. and V. πιέζεσθαι, βαρύνεσθαι.
    Fall: P. and V. πίπτειν, καταπίπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), V. πίτνειν.
    Fail in strength: V. προλείπειν; see Fail.
    Already she is sinking and like to die: V. ἤδη προνωπής ἐστι καὶ ψυχορραγεῖ (Eur., Alc. 143).
    His head sinks back: V. ὑπτιάζεται κάρα (Soph., Phil. 822).
    I sink backwards into the arms of my maidens and swoon away: V. ὑπτία δε κλίνομαι... πρὸς δμωαῖσι κἀποπλήσσομαι (Soph., Ant. 1188).
    She sinks back with trembling limbs: V. λεχρία πάλιν χωρεῖ τρέμουσα κῶλα (Eur., Med. 1168).
    Of ground dipping: see under Dip.
    Fall away: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν; see Fade.
    Deteriorate: P. ἀποκλίνειν, ἐκπίπτειν; see Degenerate.
    Sink into inaction: P. ἐπὶ τὸ ῥᾳθυμεῖν ἀποκλίνειν (Dem. 13).
    Sunk in (met.): use P. and V. μεστός (gen.); see Full of (Full).
    Be sunk in love: V. ἐντήκεσθαι τῷ φιλεῖν (Soph. Trach. 463); see absorbed in.
    Be sunk in ignorance P. ἐν ἀμαθίᾳ μολύνεσθαι (Plat., Rep. 535E).
    Sink into, be instilled into, met.: P. καταδύεσθαι εἰς (acc.), V. ἐντήκεσθαι (dat.).
    Sink into insignificance: P. ἐν οὐδενὶ λόγῳ εἶναι.

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  • 8 drop

    [drop] 1. noun
    1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) σταγόνα
    2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) στάλα
    3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) πτώση
    4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) γκρεμός
    2. verb
    1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) ρίχνω,αφήνω(να πέσει)
    2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) πέφτω
    3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) παρατώ
    4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) κατεβάζω
    5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) ρίχνω
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    - droppings
    - drop-out
    - drop a brick / drop a clanger
    - drop back
    - drop by
    - drop in
    - drop off
    - drop out

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  • 9 empty

    ['empti] 1. adjective
    1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) άδειος
    2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) άδειος
    3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) άδειος
    4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) κενός,άστοχος
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) αδειάζω,εκκενώνω
    2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) αδειάζω
    3. noun
    (an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) άδειο(μπουκάλι κλπ.)
    - empty-handed
    - empty-headed

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  • 10 flat

    [flæt] 1. adjective
    1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) επίπεδος,ομαλός
    2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) πληκτικός
    3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) κατηγορηματικός
    4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) ξεφούσκωτος
    5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) ξεθυμασμένος, που δεν αφρίζει πια
    6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) μερικές σκάλες παρακάτω (σε κλίμακα ήχου)
    2. adverb
    (stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) ξαπλωμένος,φαρδύς πλατύς
    3. noun
    1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) διαμέρισμα
    2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) ύφεση
    3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) επίπεδη πλευρά
    4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) πεδινή περιοχή
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    - flatten
    - flat rate
    - flat out

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  • 11 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) κρεμώ,κρέμομαι
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) κρεμώ,κρέμομαι
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) απαγχονίζω,-ομαι
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) κρέμομαι
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) σκύβω(το κεφάλι)
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    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up

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  • 12 knock

    [nok] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) χτυπώ
    2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) (χτυπώ και) ρίχνω
    3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) ρίχνω
    4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) χτυπώ
    2. noun
    1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) χτύπημα
    2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) χτύπος
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    - knock-kneed
    - knock about/around
    - knock back
    - knock down
    - knock off
    - knock out
    - knock over
    - knock up
    - get knocked up

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  • 13 stool

    [stu:l]
    (a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) σκαμνί

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  • 14 Ebb

    v. intrans.
    Flow back: use P. and V. πάλιν ῥεῖν.
    met., fall away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.
    When the blood has ebbed in painless death: V. αἱμάτων εὐθνησίμων ἀπορρυέντων (Æsch., Ag. 1293).
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    subs.
    V. παλίρροια, ἡ, or παλιρροία, ἡ (Soph., frag.).
    Tossed by the constant ebb and flow of the tide: V. πολλοῖς διαύλοις κυμάτων φορούμενος (Eur., Hec. 29).
    In Peparethus too there was a strong ebb tide, but no inundation occurred: P. ἐγένετο δὲ καὶ ἐν Πεπαρήθῳ κύματος ἐπαναχώρησίς τις οὐ μέντοι ἐπέκλυσέ γε (Thuc. 3, 89).
    Be at a low ebb, v.: met., use P. μοχθηρῶς διακεῖσθαι.

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  • 15 Head

    subs.
    P. and V. κεφαλή, ἡ, V. κορυφή. ἡ (Eur., Or. 6; also Xen. but rare P.), κάρα, τό, acc. also κρᾶτα, τόν, gen. κρατός, τοῦ, dat. Ar. and V. κρατί, τῷ.
    Over head, adv.: P. and V. ἄνω, ἄνωθεν.
    With two heads, adj.: V. ἀμφίκρανος.
    With three heads: V. τρίκρανος, Ar. τρικέφαλος.
    With a hundred heads: V. ἑκατογκάρανος, Ar. ἑκατογκέφαλος.
    With many heads: P. πολυκέφαλος.
    Nod the head ( in assent), v.: P. and V. ἐπινεύειν.
    Shake the head ( in refusal): Ar. and P. ἀνανεύειν.
    Throw back the head: P. and V. ἀνακύπτειν (Eur., Cycl. 212).
    On my head let the interference fall: Ar. πολυπραγμοσύνη νυν εἰς κεφαλὴν τρέποιτʼ ἐμοί (Ach. 833).
    Why do you say things that I trust heaven will make recoil on the heads of you and yours? P. τί λέγεις ἃ σοὶ καὶ τοῖς σοῖς οἱ θεοὶ τρέψειαν εἰς κεφαλήν; (Dem. 322).
    Bringing curse on a person's head, adj.: V. ἀραῖος (dat. of person) (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Put a price on a person's head: P. χρήματα ἐπικηρύσσειν (dat. of person).
    They put price on their heads: P. ἐπανεῖπον ἀργύριον τῷ ἀποκτείναντι (Thuc. 6, 60).
    He put a price upon his head: V. χρυσὸν εἶφʼ ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ (Eur., El. 33).
    Mind, brain, subs.: P. and V. νοῦς, ὁ. Ar. and V. φρήν, ἡ, or pl. (rare P.).
    Do whatever comes into one's head: P. διαπράσσεσθαι ὅτι ἂν ἐπέλθῃ τινί (Dem. 1050).
    Turn a person's head: P. and V. ἐξιστάναι (τινά).
    Head of a arrow, subs.: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.
    Head ( of a plant): Ar. κεφαλή, ἡ, κεφάλαιον, τό.
    Head of a spear: P. and V. λογχή. ἡ (Plat.).
    Headland: headland.
    Projecting point of anything: P. τὸ πρόεχον.
    Bring to a head, v. trans.: V. καρανοῦν; see Accomplish.
    Come to a head, v. intrans.: of a sore, P. ἐξανθεῖν; met., P. and V. ἐξανθεῖν, V. ἐκζεῖν, ἐπιζεῖν, P. ἀκμάζειν.
    Ignorance of the trouble gathering and coming to a head: P. ἄγνοια τοῦ συνισταμένου καὶ φυομένου κακοῦ (Dem. 245).
    Heads of a discourse. etc., subs.: P. κεφάλαια, τά.
    Source, origin: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ; see Origin.
    Chief place: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ. P. ἡγεμονία, ἡ.
    Head ( concretely), leader: P. and V. ἡγεμών, ὁ or ἡ; see also Chief.
    At the head of, in front of, prep.: P. and V. πρό (gen.).
    Superintending: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).
    Put at the head of, v.: P. and V. ἐφιστάναι (τινά τινι).
    Be at the head of: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.), προστατεῖν (gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen.).
    Those at the head of affairs: P. οἱ ἐπὶ τοῖς πράγμασι.
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    adj.
    Principal: P. and V. πρῶτος.
    Supreme: P. and V. κύριος.
    Head ( wind): P. and V. ἐναντίος; see Contrary.
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    v. trans.
    Be leader of: P. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat. of person, gen. of thing), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen. of person).
    Lead the way: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.).
    Start, begin: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.); see Begin.

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  • fall\ back\ on — • fall back on • fall back upon v 1. To retreat to. The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort. 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fall back — {v.} To move back; go back. Usually used with a group as subject. * /The army fell back before their stubborn enemies./ * /The crowd around the hurt boy fell back when someone shouted Give him air! / Compare: DROP BACK, GIVE WAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fall back — {v.} To move back; go back. Usually used with a group as subject. * /The army fell back before their stubborn enemies./ * /The crowd around the hurt boy fell back when someone shouted Give him air! / Compare: DROP BACK, GIVE WAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fall back on — (something) to depend on something after a loss or failure. The family has no savings to fall back on. I fell back on skills I had learned years ago when I had to earn a living for myself …   New idioms dictionary

  • fall back — [v] retreat back, draw back, give back, recede, recoil, retire, retrocede, retrograde, surrender, withdraw, yield; concept 195 Ant. forge, forward, progress …   New thesaurus

  • fall back — ► fall back retreat. Main Entry: ↑fall …   English terms dictionary

  • fall back on — ► fall back on have recourse to when in difficulty. Main Entry: ↑fall …   English terms dictionary

  • fall-back — fallˈ back adjective Used as a retreat, or second alternative (also noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑fall …   Useful english dictionary

  • fall back (up)on — To have recourse to as an expedient or resource in reserve ● fall …   Useful english dictionary

  • fall back — index regress, relapse, retire (retreat), retreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fall back on — index exploit (make use of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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