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10 Words Per Day Flashcards

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Choppy

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\: being roughened : CHAPPED
2 : rough with small waves
3a : interrupted by ups and downs
choppy terrain
a choppy career
b : JERKY
Synonym

aperiodic, casual, catchy, discontinuous, episodic (also episodical), erratic, fitful, intermittent, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, spastic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady

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Dodgy

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SHADY. “сомнительный”, “мутный”, “низкосортный”, “подозрительный”, “упоротый
Оформление и ремонт старого парадного в хрущевке - DODGY.
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🔸 Аргументы в нетрезвой уличной драке - DODGY.

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Fuel

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  • to provide with fuel

Relief spendings fueled historic consumer spendings

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Scorecard

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a report or indication of the status, condition, success

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Mitigate

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to cause to become less harsh or hostile / MOLLIFY
to make less severe or painful: ALLEVIATE
Aggressiveness may be mitigated or channeled

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trail

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  • to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground
  • to move flow or extend slowly in thin streams/ smoke trailing from the chimneys
  • to extend in an erratic or uneven course or line : STRAGGLE, DWINDLE
  • trailing in most national opinion polls - behind
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sweep

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  • to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush / swept the crumbs from the table
  • … away - to destroy completely : WIPE OUT/ everything she cherished, might be swept away overnight
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seize

President will probably seize on stunning rebound in GDP as a sign of recovery

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  • seise \ ˈsēz \ : to vest ownership of a freehold estate in
    boften seise : to put in possession of something
    the biographer will be seized of all pertinent papers
  • to take possession of : CONFISCATE
  • to take possession of by legal process
  • to possess or take by force : CAPTURE
  • to take prisoner : ARREST
  • to take hold of : CLUTCH
  • to possess oneself of : GRASP
  • to understand fully and distinctly : APPREHEND
    5a: to attack or overwhelm physically : AFFLICT
    seized with chest pains
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stunning

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  • causing astonishment or disbelief
    stunning news
  • strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence
    a stunning view
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rebound

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to spring back on or as if on collision or impact with another body
b: to recover from setback or frustration

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possession

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  • the act of having or taking into control
  • control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership
  • OWNERSHIP
  • control of the ball or puck
  • something owned, occupied, or controlled : PROPERTY
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spurt

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a sudden gush : JET
to gush forth : SPOUT
: to expel in a stream or jet : SQUIRT
the faucet spurts water

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gush

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1: to issue copiously or violently
2: to emit a sudden copious flow
3: to make an effusive display of affection or enthusiasm
an aunt gushing over the baby

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expel

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  • to force out : EJECT
    expelled the smoke from her lungs
  • to force to leave (a place, an organization, etc.) by official action : take away rights or privileges of membership / was expelled from college
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peter out

The growth spurt is fast petering out

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to gradually become smaller, weaker, or less before stopping or ending
Their romantic relationship petered out after the summer.
Interest in the sport is beginning to peter out.

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dwindle

struggling with dwindling savings after the stimulus wears off

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to become steadily less : SHRINK
Their savings dwindled to nothing.
a dwindling population

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wear off

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to gradually decrease, disappear, or stop
The painkillers wore off after a couple of hours.
The shine on the leather will wear off pretty quickly.
After you drive a new car for a while, the novelty wears off.

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pace

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  • rate of movement / the runner’s pace
  • rate of progress
    specifically : parallel rate of growth or development
    supplies kept pace with demand
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surge

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  • to rise and fall actively : TOSS
    a ship surging in heavy seas
  • to rise and move in waves or billows : SWELL
    the sea was surging
  • to slip around a windlass, capstan, or bitts —used especially of a rope
  • to rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value
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recoup

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  • to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for
    b: REIMBURSE, COMPENSATE
    recoup a person for losses
    2: REGAIN
    an attempt to recoup his fortune
    intransitive verb
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plunge

would recoup a little over half of the 10% plunge in output

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to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly into something
plunged the dagger
2: to cause to enter a state or course of action usually suddenly, unexpectedly, or violently
plunged the nation into economic depression

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juice up

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to give life, energy, or spirit to

juicing up consumer spending

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made up

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fully manufactured

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deplete

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  • to empty of a principal substance
    The lake was depleted of water.
    depleting the country of its natural resources
  • to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value
    deplete our life savings
    their depleted resources
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spiral

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of or relating to the advancement to higher levels through a series of cyclical movements
the cases are spiraling across the country

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layoff

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  • a period of inactivity or idleness
  • the act of laying off an employee or a workforce
    also : SHUTDOWN
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persist

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to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
to continue to exist especially past a usual, expected, or normal time

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eligibility

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the quality or state of being eligible : fitness or suitability to be chosen, selected, or allowed to do something
/ many have exhausted theit eligibility for state aid

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offset

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to place over against something : BALANCE
credits offset debits
b: to serve as a counterbalance for : COMPENSATE
his speed offset his opponent’s greater weigh
The accumulation of inventory likely offset the trade hit to GDP growth

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drub

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  • to beat severely
  • to berate critically
  • to defeat decisively
    / after the second quarter drubbing
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weigh on

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to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried
The bad news is really weighing on me.
Weighing on spendings on nonresidential structures
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buyout

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  • a financial incentive offered to an employee in exchange for an early retirement or voluntary resignation
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attrition

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a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death
a company with a high rate of attrition

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drag

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to draw or pull slowly or heavily : HAUL
dragging a box down the hall
(2): to cause to move with slowness or difficulty
dragged myself up the stairs
dragging his feet
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impose

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  • to establish or apply by authority / impose a tax
    impose new restrictios / penalties
  • to establish or bring about as if by force
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standstill

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a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : STOP
brought traffic to a standstill

37
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envision

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to picture to oneself
envisions a career dedicated to promoting peace
The baseline forecast envisions a 5.2 percent contraction in global GDP in 2020

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toll

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  • a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
  • compensation for services rendered: such as a charge for transportation/ telephone call
  • a grievous or ruinous price
    inflation has taken its toll
    especially : cost in life or health
39
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daunting

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tending to overwhelm or intimidate/

For emerging market and developing countries, many of which face daunting vulnerabilities

40
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spill

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  • to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted
  • to cause (blood) to be lost by wounding/
    That weakness will spill over to the outlook for emerging market and developing economies
41
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cope

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to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties —often used with with
learning to cope with the demands of her schedule
b: to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success —used with with
/ they cope with their own domestic outbreaks of the virus

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cushion

The crisis highlights the need for urgent action to cushion the pandemic’s health and economic consequences

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-  to suppress by ignoring / to furnish with a cushion
a cushioned seat
- to mitigate the effects of
trying to cushion the blow
-  to protect against force or shock
cushion the ride
43
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steep

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  • mounting or falling precipitously
    the stairs were very steep
  • being or characterized by a rapid and intensive decline or increase
  • extremely or excessively high
    steep prices
    The COVID-19 recession has seen the fastest, steepest downgrades
44
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scant

will grow by a scant 0.5%

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  • to provide an incomplete supply of
  • to make small, narrow, or meager
  • barely or scarcely sufficient
45
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downgrade

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to lower in quality, value, status, or extent

46
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modest

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limited in size, amount, or scop/

This scenario would envision global growth reviving, albeit modestly, to 4.2% in 2021.

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revive

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  • to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state : bring back
  • to renew in the mind or memory
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linger

looks beyond the near-term outlook to what may be lingering repercussions of the deep global recession

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  • to be slow in parting or in quitting something : TARRY
    fans lingered outside the door
  • to remain existent although often waning in strength, importance, or influence
    lingering doubts
    lingering odors
    b: to remain alive although gradually dying
    was seriously ill, but lingered on for several months
    3: to be slow to act : PROCRASTINATE
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subside

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to sink or fall to the bottom : SETTLE
2: to tend downward : DESCEND
especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
3: to let oneself settle down : SINK
subsided into a chair
50
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lift

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  • to raise from a lower to a higher position : ELEVATE
  • to put an end to (a blockade or siege) by withdrawing or causing the withdrawal of investing forces
  • REVOKE, RESCIND
    lift an embargo
  • STEAL
    had her purse lifted
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contain

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to keep within limits: such as
a: RESTRAIN, CONTROL
could hardly contain her enthusiasm
b: CHECK, HALT
contain the spread of a deadly disease
Firefighters contained the wildfire.
52
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entail

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to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
the project will entail considerable expense

53
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undertake

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to take upon oneself : set about : ATTEMPT
undertake a task
undertake to learn to swim
2: to put oneself under obligation to perform
also : to accept as a charge or responsibility
the lawyer who undertook the case

54
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alleviate

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to make (something, such as pain or suffering) more bearable/ economic actions needed to alleviate the economic damage

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robust

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having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
b: having or showing vigor, strength, or firmness
a robust debate /a robust faith
c: strongly formed or constructed : STURDY
a robust plastic

56
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apparently

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it seems apparent —used to describe something that appears to be true based on what is known
an apparently happy marriage

57
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to learn the ropes

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it takes time to learn the ropes

58
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clamp down

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Hong Kong clamped down on the pandemic and protests

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amid

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- in or into the middle of : surrounded by : AMONG
amid the crowd
-  DURING/ amid the fighting
- with the accompaniment of
resigned amid rumors of misconduct
60
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grappling hook

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a hook usually with multiple prongs that is typically attached to a rope and is used for grabbing, grappling, or gripping
— called also grappling iron

61
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grappling?

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The US is also grappling with rising new infections

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garner

The former VP garnered 52% of support

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to gather into storage
b: to deposit as if in a granary
volumes in which he has garnered the fruits of his lifetime labors
— Reinhold Niebuhr
2a: to acquire by effort : EARN
garnered much praise for his fundraising
63
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hinge

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a determining factor : TURNING POINT
to be contingent on a single consideration or point —used with on or upon
the prosecution’s case hinges on the DNA evidence
- a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns ( loop, петля)
b

64
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slump

shares slumped following earnings reports

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to fall or sink suddenly

b: to drop or slide down suddenly : COLLAPSE
2: to assume a drooping posture or carriage : SLOUCH
3: to go into a slump

65
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embaressment^ famine - голод, в ирландии картошка 1815-130

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?

66
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handy

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convenient

67
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forfeiture

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to loose smth^ if you’ll loose you’ll forfeite all you winnings

68
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to dabble

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to try

69
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peddle

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? to sell smth on the street

peddle your wear - to sell your goods

70
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paddle

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?

71
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grifter

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one who ttys evrth to win or to sell

72
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38 hot / slang

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someone being pissed off to the point of pulling

Man, I was 38 hot about that bitch scratchin up my car

73
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ancestors

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предшественнник

74
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clash

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75
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obstinate

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76
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wiggled down

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77
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wind down

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78
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Profound
We witnessed
I just wanna start with the acknowledgment of that

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79
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call the shots

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allowing beijin to call the shots on important trading terms

80
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be in the driving seat

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lead

81
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outweight

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82
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Collate - documenting the data that you have collated

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83
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derive

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84
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steady

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a direct or sure in movement
constant, not easily disturbed or upset
steady friends, steady prices

85
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notwithstanding

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despite - notwithstanding their experience, they were an immediate success

86
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Shallow person
Cheasy
Humble
Handy

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