half-way adv in the middle, e.g. Half-way to the station we discovered that we had left our
suit-case at home; to meet smb. half-way to be ready to make a compromise, e.g. I never expected
h i m to meet me half-way.
7. capital adj 1. punishable by death, as capital charge (crime, offence, punishment, etc.);
2. the k i n d of letter used at the beginning of a sentence, e.g. This word is spelt with a capital letter; 3.
excellent, very good, as a capital speech (joke, etc.), e.g. It's a capital idea, let's go for a swim.
8. exchange n giving one thing and receiving another in its place, e.g. That was a f ai r
exchange. There was an exchange of notes between the two countries; in exchange, e.g. You've lost
my book, so I'll take; yours in exchange; to get (give) smth. in exchange (for smth.), e.g. Roberta
expected to get Ted's obedience in exchange for all her care. They were given a better f l a t in
exchange for their old one.
exchange vt to give one thing and receive another thing for it, as
to
exchange
glances
(views,
lessons,
greetings,
opinions,
prisoners,
etc.)
e.g. The coat did not f i t h i m well so he decided to exchange it.
Let's
exchange
our
seats;
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