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Long-standing
He made an attempt to resolve the long-standing problem, it was such a relief to finally have a solution. I have a long-standing friendship with Florentino Pérez We have a long-standing friendship They had a long-standing arrangement but she didn't go in the end
Run-down
Soria´s villages are run-down, because they are not being maintained due to their depopulation. That stadium is so run-down they're going to close it and build a new one. That run-down building is going to be demolished tomorrow because of its deterioration. If we don’t take care of our planet, it will get run-down because of pollution.
Cut-price
The new shopping centre had a lot of sales in the shops, so the clothes were very cut-priced. I have a very nice shop next to my house that sells cut-priced items, such as Jese´s t-shirt. You should buy clothes now as they are very cut-priced. I personally prefer to buy my clothes when they are cut-price, because I do not have enough money to buy them when they are at a normal price. Cinema tickets were cut-priced, so we all went to see the film In summer sales there were loads of cut-priced products Looking out for sales and cut-price items is a great way to save money
drop-down
The addition of drop-down menus to the webpage design has negatively impacted the opinions of the users in regards to usability. I ordered my English class files, so that you click in a folder and a variety of files drop-down.
middle-aged
My middle-aged aunt asked me to help her carry her shopping bags. The man I was talking was middle-aged, he was around 50 years old Nowadays, middle-aged people tend to work many more years until retirement. Carlos promised his middle-aged mother that he will attend the meeting
Theatre-goer
My friend is a theatre-goer and he is always trying to convince me to go with him. I am a theatre-goer, I go to the theatre. Cinemas have attracted a lot of theatre-goers into their sector. He is a theatre-goer as he goes to every play he can.
Wind-swept
We recently came back from the wind-swept country of Greenland, we had a blast! The day started very sunny but in the afternoon it became wind-swept
Landmark
The most famous landmark in London is the Big Ben. It’s the first thing most tourists visit when they go to Britain’s capital. Rome's most important landmark is the coliseum If you visit Valencia you should go to The Museum of Arts and Sciences as it’s the landmark of this city Visiting the landmarks of Paris has always been my dream. I would like to take a photo in front of the Eiffel Tower.
World-renowned
The artist is world-renowned as they have really good songs. This country is world-renowned for having little amount of crimes and violence. Yesterday, the world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsey visited my restaurant; he said the food was complete and utter trash, but still, that’ll drive up business somewhat... That surgeon is world-renowned for being the best heart surgeon.
Far-fetched:
My friend is always having far-fetched ideas that put her life in danger. What were you thinking of when you made that proposition to the boss? Creating a new project is so far-fetched! He thinks the Earth is flat, then he has far-fetched ideas in mind. When he managed to complete his experiment, he showed to the world that his idea wasn’t as far-fetched as everyone originally thought
Top-brand
Gucci is a top-brand The products from top-brands can only be afforded by rich people All the famous people go on holidays to the most top-brand cities in Europe Elite football teams like Madrid or Barcelona are only sponsored by top-brands. I´ve never bought top-brand clothes, is a waste of money.
Highly regarded:
The pharmacy down the street, which was highly regarded amongst its clients, just got busted for embezzling money and selling unprescribed mediaciton in the backrooms of the establishment. I’ve been highly regarded thanks to the great job that I did at that company.
