secret

/ˈsiːkrət/ noun [C]

Definition

› something that you tell no one about or only a few people: I'm having a party for him but it's a secret. Can you keep a secret?

the secret › the best way of achieving something: That's the secret to making a good cocktail. So what's the secret of your success?

in secret › without telling other people: For years they met in secret.

(Definition of secret noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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