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measuring cup

a metal or a plastic container for measuring ingredients when cooking

vanish into thin air

(also disappear into thin air)› to ​disappear ​suddenly and ​completely:The ​ship ​simply ​vanished into thin ​air.

vanish

B2 to ​disappear or ​stop being ​present or ​existing, ​especially in a ​sudden, ​surprising way:The ​child vanished while on her way ​home from ​school.We ​ran out after the ​thief, but he had vanished into ​thin ​air (= had ​completely ​disappeared).Cheap ​rural ​housing is vanishing in the ​south of the ​country.

legacy

C2 ​money or ​property that you ​receive from someone after they ​die:An ​elderly ​cousin had ​left her a ​small legacy.C2 something that is a ​part of ​your ​history or that ​remains from an ​earlier ​time:The Greeks have a ​rich legacy of ​literature.The ​war has ​left a legacy of ​hatred.

for the time being

(also for now/for the moment)› at this ​time:The ​union ​voted not to ​strike for the ​time being.The ​situation ​seems to be ​peaceful, for now at least.
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