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- Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
- Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
- Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
- Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
- Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
- Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
Idioms:
- Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
- reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
- host in himself ( একাই একশ )
- In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
- Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
- At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.