Character
When you mean ‘a feature of someone’s character’, use characteristic or quality: ‘All great leaders share certain mean characteristics.’ (1)…
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Chance
(1) Chances of doing something: (Degree of probability): ‘What are the chances of finding them alive?’ (2) A possibility due to…
Catch
Catch (= hear and/or understand) is used only in connection with what someone has just said: ‘I’m afraid I didn’t…
Careful
Use be careful when you want someone to pay special attention to something so that they do not have an…
Capture
Capture = (1) the act of taking a person forcibly; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; make…
Cancel
Cancel = arrange for a planned event not to take place after all: ‘Five of their players were either ill…
Calm down
Calm down (intransitive) means ‘to become less angry, less excited, etc’: ‘Once everyone had calmed down, the meeting continued.’ The…
Boundary
Use boundary when you are talking about an area of land within a country: ‘The Mississippi River forms a natural…