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the coast is clear (informal) all danger has gone, e. g. When the coast was clear the two 
thieves escaped. 
7. conduct n (formal) behaviour, e. g. I'm glad to see your conduct at school has 
improved.
conduct vt I) (formal) to behave (oneself), e. g. I like the way your children conduct 
themselves. Their behaviour is very good. 2) to direct the course of (a business, activity, 
etc.). 3) to lead or guide (a person, tour, etc.). 4) to stand before and direct the playing of 
musicians or a musical work. 5) to act as the path for (electricity, heat, etc.), e. g. Plastic 
and rubber won't conduct electricity. 6) to collect payments from the passengers (on a 
public vehicle), e. g. She's conducted on London buses for 20 years.
conductor n 1) a person who directs the playing of a group of musicians. 2) a substance 
that readily acts as a path for electricity, heat, etc., e. g. Wood is a poor conductor of heat. 
3) (AE) a railroad employee in charge of a train and train crew. 
8. compose vt/i 1) to write (music, poetry, essays, etc.), e. g. It is very time-consuming to 
compose a good essay. 2) to make up (smth), form (smth), e. g. The chemistry teacher 
asked the pupils what water was composed of.
Syn. comprise, consist of, include, be made up of
3) to make (esp. oneself) calm, quiet, etc., e. g. The students couldn't stop laughing so the 
teacher asked them to compose themselves. 4) to make or form (smth) by putting parts 
together, e. g. The artist composed an interesting picture by putting the variously-
coloured shapes together.
composer n a person who writes music.
composition n 1) act of putting together parts to form smth, act of composing, as a piece 
of music of his own composition. 2) an example of this, as a piece of music or art or a 
poem, e. g. I like his earlier poems but not his later compositions.

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9. abrupt a 1) sudden and unexpected, e. g. The train came to an abrupt stop, making 
many passengers fall off their seats. 2) (of behaviour, speech, character, etc.) rough and 
impolite, not wanting to waste time being nice, e. g. Everybody resented his abrupt 
answer.