e vih dent li sense 1[or] e vih dənt li 1.as nearly as can be determined; apparently. Evidently, the news of the coming hurricane never reached the island, or people would have…

pis mil adverb 1. by adding or doing one piece at a time; gradually. I acquired my collection piecemeal. adjective 2. done or made one piece at a time. The government promised…

ri pər kuh shən 1. (usu. pl.) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. The invasion caused repercussions over the entire region. 2. a sound…

sheIk daUn 1. an attempt to get something, esp. money, by threat of violence or of revealing a discrediting secret; instance of blackmail or extortion. Immigrants were subjected to harassment and shakedowns…

I rə pre sə bəl impossible to restrain, suppress, or keep under control. He was seized by an irrepressible urge to laugh. She was a lively and irrepressible child.