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arrogant
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irritating
ascertained
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determined
farcial
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ridiculous
mooted
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suggested
apprehended
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arrested
unruly
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disobedient
plunged
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jumped
soaring
the cost of living is soaring
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rising
rife
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widespread
disguise
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mask
impending
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awaiting
beau
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boy friend
nuptials
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weddings
trousseau
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bridal goods
zoonosis
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a disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals
encephalitis/ encephalaitis
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inflammation of the brain caused by infection
efficacy
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the ability to produce a desired result
succumb
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fail to resist pressure, to die or suffer badly from an illness
toll
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the number of deaths or casualities
altercation
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noisy argument especially in public
thrashed
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beat repeatedly with a stick
clutch
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grasp tightly
assault
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physical attack
allegedly
he allegedly came home before curfew last night
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supposedly but no proof
detained
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kept in official custody
blandishment
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a flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something
woo
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seek the support of
condemn
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express complete disapproval
hung
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having no political party with an overall majority
purported
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do something, especially falsely
ascribe
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give the credit for
ascension
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the action of rising to an important position
nixing
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cancel or put an end to
catastrophe
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disaster
oeuvre/ ovra
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composer
infused
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filled
renowned
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famous
excelled
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perform exceptionally well
tumultuous/ tyumalchuous
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loud
anthologies
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a published collection of poems
forthright
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direct and outspoken
archaic
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very old or old fashioned
hoax
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fraud, fake, a humorous or malicious deception
carving
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model
snubbed
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ignored
amid
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in the middle of
panacea / peneciya
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a solution or remedy for all difficulties
divulge / daivulge
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reveal
paved
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covered with flat stones or bricks
belittled
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dismiss as unimportant
contend
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to assert or maintain earnestly. he contended that taxes were too high
plank
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a long thin flat piece of timber
incumbency
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the period during which one is held
wrest
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forcibly pull from a person's grasp
slid
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moved smoothly
leapfrogged
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overtaked another to move in to a leading position
whopping
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very large
meagre
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lacking in quantity
scourge/ s' kege
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curse
vitriolic
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filled with bitter criticism
acrimony/ acrimeny
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ill feeling
urge
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recommend strongly
wary
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cautious
abate
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become less intense
fatality
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an occurrence of death by accident
baited
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provoked
tryst
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a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
rendezvous
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a meeting place
coaxing
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persuade gradually or gently to do something
have one's hand full
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busy- i have my hands full with 3 proposals
wash one's hand off
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i went for a medical leave to wash my hands off from that project
try one's hand at something
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i want to try my hand on swimming
know something like the back of one's hand
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i know rl and cp creation like the back of my hand
free hand
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i gave a free hand to my cousin to clean the house(negatively used)
a piece of a cake
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programming is a piece of cake for me
couch potato
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i have a friend who is a couch potato, he doesn't go out but simply sit and watch tv
cup of one's tea
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driving isn't my cup of tea
in a pickle
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in a difficult situation- roshny is in a pickle now
take with a pinch of salt
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don't believe- i have a friend who talks about a lot of adventurous stories but people in office take that with a pinch of salt
profuse
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plenty and abundant
disavow/ disevow
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disclaim knowledge of or to say that you know nothing about something, reject
vested
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permanently
foster
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raise or to bring up
ire
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intense anger
inebriated
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drunken
overwhelmed / overwhemed
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to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
estranged
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made unfriendly
doting
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excessively fond
grit
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firmness of character
innate
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native
yardstick
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any standard of measurement
hiatus
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break
loggerheads
management and staff are at loggerheads over the plAn
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to strongly disagree
bereaved/ bireaved
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having a close relation or friend who has recently died
curb
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to control or limit something that is not wanted
you really need to curb your spending
ostensible
the ostensible goal is to clean up government corruption but their real aim was to unseat the government
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appearing or claiming to be one thing when it's really something else
entrust
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to give someone a thing or a duty
topsy-turvy
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a state of utter confusion
debilitating/ dibilitating
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causing weakness
deteriorate
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to become worse
miffed
she is a bit miffed that we are not taking her with us
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annoyed at someone's behaviour towards you
rear
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nurture
secretion/ sicrishan
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discharge, emission
culled/ kalld
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destroyed
stringent
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strict
cerebrospinal
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relating to the brain and spine
perpetuate/ pepechuate
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keep going
desist/ disist
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stop doing something
venture
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go, undertake risky or daring journey
habitat
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natural home
at bay
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away
surveillance/ saveilance
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close observation
allegedly/ allejedly
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supposedly
probe
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a thorough investigation
apprised
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inform or tell someone
apparently
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it seems(that)
pelted
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attacked or showered
scaremonger/ scaremunge
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a person who spreads frightening reports or rumours
divisive/ divaisive
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isolating
awash
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covered or flooded with
prophesied/ prophesaid
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predicted
referendum
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public vote
exuded
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display strongly and openly
rebut/ ribaat
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to argue that a statement or claim is not true
stance
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the attitude of a person or organization
ally/ alai
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associate with
cut from the same cloth
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very similar. me and my hubby are cut from the same cloth
dressed to kill
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attractive. once i had a party and i dressed to kill
at the drop of a hat
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immediately without thinking. my sister buy things from online at the drop of a hat
a feather in one's cap
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achievement. getting that promotion is a feather in my cap
keep your shirt on
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stay calm and relaxed. informal idiom. we can say this to our friend when she excited to do something
conjectured/ kanjectured
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form an opinion
weird
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very strange
overture/ eeverchu last r silent
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opening
chaperone / chapperon
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a person who escort
swooning
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adoration
buxom
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heavy breasted
sought after
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much in demand
elan/ eilan
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energy, style and enthusiasm
lass
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a girl or young woman
imminent
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about to happen
apprehension
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worry about the future
relinquish
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to give up something such as a responsibility
unfazed
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not surprised or worried
unceremonious
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done in a rude, sudden, or informal way
modality
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a particular way of doing or experiencing something
engulfed
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surrounding and immersing
soar
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fly or rise high in the air
dilly-dally
don't dilly dally for too long
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waste time through aimless wandering
appalling/ eppoling
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horrific
ostracism
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to avoid someone intentionally
shunned
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rejected
dossier
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case study
scathing/ skething
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severely critical
stalwarts/ stolwots
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reliable, loyal and hardworking supporter
behest/ bihest
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instruction
viper
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a venomous snake with large hinged fangs
fang
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sharp tooth
stung
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wound or pierce with a sting
roll up one's sleeves
if you want to get good marks, roll up your sleeves and do the homework
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get ready to work hard
have ants in pants
i have a big presentation today, ohh god i have ants in my pant
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nervous or anxious about something
bore the pants off someone
i went to a music concert but the band bored the pants off the audience
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bored
in someone's shoes
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put yourself in roshny's shoes then you will understand that feeling
fill someone's shoes
my friend who is very intelligent resigned from the manager post of his company. i don't think anybody can fill his shoes
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take ownership of another person's tasks, negatively used
sting
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a small sharp pointed organ
thrived
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grow vigorously
brisk
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active and energetic
netizen
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a habitual user of the internet
brink
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a point at which something is about to happen
haywire/ heiwei
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out of control
protagonist/ preta' genist
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leading character
detractor
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fault finder
vindicate
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free from blame
clinch
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confirm or settle
cross wind
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a wind blowing across one's direction of travel
slush
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watery mud
cold feet
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loss of confidence
helmed
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directed
ace
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expert
rake
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gather
affable/ afebel
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friendly
persuasion/ peswasion
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a belief or set of beliefs
abstention
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refusal to vote
mete
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harsh treatment
disguise
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give a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity
downplay
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make something appear less important thab it really is
unlikely
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doubtful
notwithstanding
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in spite of
reckoned
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establish by calculation
mobbed
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surround
prowess/provess
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skill
abyss/ ebis
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depth
scribes
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reporters
swarm/ sworm
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move somewhere in large numbers
loathe
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hate
get along with
my son get along with people easily
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a good relationship
get around
George likes to get around
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to travel
get away
the byke robbers got away from the police
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escape from someone
get into
i got into painting this year
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come involved
get over
it took many years for janet to got over fron her father's sudden death
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to cover from the feeling
bully
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someone who hurts or frightens someone else
hinder
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bottleneck
garner / ganer
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to collect something
benevolent
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kind and helpful
superfluous
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too much and unnecessary
rag
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a torn piece of old cloth
undeterred
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excited, interested and enthusiastic
reprimand
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to express strong disapproval
crestfallen
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feeling sad and unhappy
laud
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praise
woes
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big problems
taboo/ tebue
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abolish
baffle
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puzzle and confuse
derail
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to prevent a plan or process from succeeding
chores
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works
confront
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meet
enrage
his thoughtless behavior enraged us
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to cause someone to become very angry
vagrant/ vegrant
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a person who is poor and does not have job
atone
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to do something that shows you are Sorry for something bad that you did
spearhead
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lead
instigate
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causing things to happen
wane
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fade/ diminish
the colourful bangles are a testimony to this enduring tradition which will never wane
ornate
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decorative
finery
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attires
decked
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ddecorated
gushes
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rushes
incursions
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intrusions
fray
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fight
stranded
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stuck
topples
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collapaes
atrocities
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killings
imparted
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reported
acquitted
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innocent
cranked
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reeled
nuances
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shades
meticulously
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accurately
vengeance
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revenge
pitted
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uneven
captivating
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attractive
hues
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sorts
incoherent
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confused
awe/ o
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admiration
cronies
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friends
foil
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stop
albeit
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even though
unfurl
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expands
flabby
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loose
snapped
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broken suddenly
rupture
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break
menace
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threat
infringement
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violation
refute
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prove to be wrong
abduct
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kidnap
honour killing
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the killing of a relative
dampen
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make less strong
scuffle/ scuffel
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a short confused fight
irked
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irritated
laxity
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lack of care
gored
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pierced
good riddance
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said to express relief at being free of an unwanted person or thing
you are kidding me
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joking me
last but not the least
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priority of a list or persons
come what may
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come what may, i am going to fight
it's easier said than done
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not easy to satisfy somebody
keeping a wife happy is easier said than done
deadpan
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unexpressive
naive/ naive
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innocent
wtf
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what the fuck
zombie
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a person who appears lifeless
mugging
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attacking
layman
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ordinary person
verbose
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talkative
surge
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a sudden large increase
surge
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a sudden large increase
sacked
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dismiss from employment
demeanor/ dimine
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outward behavior
rampant/ rampent
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uncontrolled
ploy
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a cunning plan
assault
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physical attack
nonchalant
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not displaying interest
rogue
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a dishonest or unprincipled man
incriminate
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make someone appear guilty of a crime
intimidate
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frighten, terrify
vouched
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confirmed
endorse/ indorse
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support
flip-flop
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a backward handspring
retracted
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drawn back
wee
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tiny, little
condoned
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accepted
battered
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injured by repeated blows
beleaguered
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put in a very difficult situation
omnipotent
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unlimited power
clout
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influence or power
adversaries
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rivals
tacit
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understood
covert
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not openly displayed
inimical
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unfriendly
deft
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capable
tilted
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causr to change in favor of one person or thing
bastion/ bastien
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institutions
what have you been up to?
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what was going on your life?
can't complain
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everything is really cool
beat around the Bush
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not speaking directly
best of both the worlds
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it has all the advantages
feud
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dispute
nabbed
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caught doing something wrong
adjournment/ajernment
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interruption
loom
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appear
wane
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decrease
swayed
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control or influence
plonking
she plonked her glass on the table
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set down heavily
glib
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fluent but insecure and shallow
sluggish
alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish
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lacking energy
trounce
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defeat heavily in a contest
perishables
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food items likely to decay quickly
plight
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dangerous or difficult situation
connive/ kenaif
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deliberately ignore
deprived
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disadvantaged
purge
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cleared
tantalizing
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tortured
drudgery
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hard/sweated labour
predominantly
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mainly
vying
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competing
gourmet
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an expert in food
connoisseur/ konosse
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expert
jitter
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feelings of extreme nervousness
sabotage/sabetosh
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deliberately destroy
destitute
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very poor
scorching
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very hot
jubilant
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very happy
parched
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very thirsty
squalid
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very dirty
spotless
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Very clean
hold on
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wait
hold your hourses
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have patience
hold your peace
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shut up
hold your tongue
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shut up
hold up
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something is making you waiting
hold up
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robbery
hold my own
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to be as good as anyone else
hold my ground
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not change your position
money burns a hole in ones pocket
if money burns a hole in your pocket, you never have ant for emergencies
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an expression describing someone who spends money as soon as it's earned.
money talks
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money is important
prodigious
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great
poignant
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tearful
steadfast
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dedicated
hawker
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seller
pungent
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having a sharply strong taste or smell
impounded
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seize and take legal custody of
Imperil
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put in danger
fatricidal/ fatrisaidal
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denoting conflict within family
trite
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lacking originality
smug
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self satisfied
flat out
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very busy
train of thought
my mom called and i have completely lost my train of thought
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lost the thoughts by distraction
off track
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deviated from the main topic
to bank on
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to bet something will happen in a better way
to brush up on
i need to brush up on my skills on guitar
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update or improve your skills
to bring something to the table
good think is that he brings excellent communication skills to the table
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to provide something to be useful

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