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to tender one's resignation―give in one's papers

marginal notes

to tender one's resignation―send in one's papers

abstract

to consult a dictionary―refer to a dictionary

to consult a dictionary―refer to a dictionary―look up a word in the dictionary

to read a book briefly

to indicate the source―give chapter and verse

to cancel an order―annul an order―countermand an order

to abridge a writing

to consult a dictionary―refer to a dictionary―look up a word in the dictionary

to take decisive measures―take drastic measures

in abstract terms

to analyze a sentence

to cancel an order―annul an order

to canvass for orders

to divest one of one's rank―strip off one's honours

draw a cork out

throw off a sketch

abstract reasoning

an abstraction

take out a splinter

prune away offshoots

pull out a cork

turn off an epigram

abstract notions

clear out the drawer

draw off from the lees

strip the bark off

remove the contents of