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in a row: happening a number of times, one after another - Bill Gates lost $6 billion last year, but that didn’t stop him from being the richest man in the world for the 8th year in a row. doze off: fall into a light sleep - Before I had time to doze off again, I was disturbed by a rattling of plates and dishes in the servant’s hall. - That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen. frail: adj. weak - Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself. strain: vt. 1) make a situation or relationship more difficult - R