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seizure
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noun
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
he suffered an epileptic seizure
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noun
(= capture)
the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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noun
the taking possession of something by legal process
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noun
(= capture)
the act of taking of a person by force
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
proceeds
Noun
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The proceeds of some individual project or sale are the money earned from doing it.
We sold the house and bought a small apartment with the proceeds.
The proceeds of tonight's show will go to charity.
illicit
Adjective
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If something is illicit, it is not approved by law.
trafficking
noun
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The distribution of illegal drugs.
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the smuggling of illegal arms.
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the movement of an enzyme or other protein through tissue
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
narcotic
Noun
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A narcotic is an addictive drug that affects a person's mood or behaviour, usually it refers to illegal drugs.
drug
Noun
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Drugs are substances such as alcohol, cocaine, or aspirin, that people take to make changes in their body.
He's in jail for 3 to 15 years for drug trafficking.
You no longer require a doctor's prescription for some drugs.
The Canadian Government launched an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes.
When children have a fever, avoid giving them any over-the-counter drugs that contain aspirin.
The government is trying to stop traffic in illegal guns and drugs.
Can you pick up some toilet paper at the drug store?
drug
Verb
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If you drug somebody, you give them a drug, usually to put them to sleep.
They put me in hospital, drugged me up and left me in there for two years.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
psychotropic
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adjective
(= psychoactive)
affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
psychoactive drugs
substance
Noun
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What a thing is made of; the essential or most important part of anything. Everything is made of substances.
has water, sugar, fat and other substances in it.