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1. Dwindle

to consider carefully; intended; done on purpose; slow and careful, as though allowing time to decide what to do به دقت بررسی کردن ، عمدی ، کند و دقیق ، تو گویی که به زمان اجازه می دهید تصمیم بگیرد چه بکند a. Rico's excuse was a deliberate lie. b. My grandfather walks with deliberate steps. c. Judge Sirica deliberated for a week before making his decision known.
amount over and above what is needed; excess, extra مقداری بیشتر و فراتر از آنچه مورد نیاز است ، مازاد اضافی a. The bank keeps a large surplus of money in reserve. b. Surplus wheat, cotton, and soybeans are shipped abroad. c. No mortal ever considers that he has a surplus of good things.
become smaller and smaller; shrink کوچکتر و کوچکتر شدن ، جمع شدن a. Our supply of unpolluted water has dwindled. b. With no visible signs of their ship, hopes for the men's safety dwindled with each passing hour. c. After the furious tempest, the dwindling chances of finding the raft vanished entirely.
person who has a right to someone's property after that one dies; person who inherits anything شخصی که پس از مرگ فردی نسبت به دارایی اش حق دارد ، شخصی که چیزی را به ارث می برد a. Though Mr. Sloane is the heir to a gold mine, he lives like a miser. b. The monarch died before he could name an heir to the throne. c. It is essential that we locate the rightful heir at once.

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