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1
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Bluff

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try to deceive someone as to one’s abilities or intentions:虚勢を張る
“he’s been bluffing all along” · [more]
synonyms:
pretend · sham · [more]

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Folksy

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having the characteristics of traditional culture and customs, especially in a contrived or artificial way:
“the shop’s folksy, small-town image”
synonyms:
unsophisticated · unpolished · unrefined · plain · [more]

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Pip

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US
informal
an excellent or very attractive person or thing:
“it’s a pip of a story”

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Get the lay of the land

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learn the general situation or state of affairs,

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Know What you’re settling for

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落とし所を知る

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Eager

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熱くなる

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So get in there

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やってみなはれ

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Draining

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making you feel very tired:
Reliving painful experiences can be emotionally draining.
Operating the heavy machinery is draining work.

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Cascading

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To occur in a sequence or successive stages: circumstances that cascaded into a crisis.

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Setting off

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  1. To ignite or cause something to explode.
    Kids in the area have been setting off fireworks all night long.
    The police set a small bomb off to force the door open.
  2. To cause something to begin or occur.
    The incident set off a series of protests that ultimately resulted in the law being changed.
    Adding salt to the solution will set off a chain reaction, producing a great amount of heat and light.
  3. To trigger or activate something.
    If you open this door, it will set off the fire alarm.
    The fire set off the sprinkler system.
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Wrap my head around

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feeling you have when you have to comprehend and accept something difficult, confusing, complicated, unfamiliar, strange, or challenging. For example, “Tony can’t wrap around the fact that his parents are divorced.”
は難しい事や複雑な内容を「理解する」こと

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Shadow

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follow and observe (someone) closely and secretly:
“he had been up all night shadowing a team of poachers”
synonyms:
follow · trail · track · [

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Arguably

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Probably
used to say that a statement is very possibly true even if it is not certainly true
He was arguably the greatest writer of his era.

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Godforsaken

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of places) not containing anything interesting or attractive, and far from other people:
Why would you come to this godforsaken place?

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Gentrify

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change the character of (a poor urban
vert
area) through wealthier people moving
improving housing, and attracting new
line
ole?
businesses, typically displacing current
inhabitants in the process: formerly
bohemian districts are being gentrified |
grov
play about the professional classes buyir
mal
up and gentrifying working-class housin!

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Esoteric

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very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge:
He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games.

synonyms:
abstruse · obscure · arcane · recherché · rarefied · recondite · abstract · difficult · [more]

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Signature

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closely and distinctively associated and identified with someone or something
a musician’s signature style
a chef’s signature dish
特徴ある　オススメ出来る

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Articulation

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the state of being jointed:
“the area of articulation of the lower jaw”

接合すること；接合部；《動物・植物》関節
2 ((形式))（言葉を）はっきり発音すること；《音声学》アーティキュレーション（◇各音を明瞭めいりょうに出すこと）
2a ((形式))（考え・感情などを）明確に表現すること≪of≫

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High-fidelity

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the reproduction of sound with little distortion, giving a result very similar to the original:
“high-fidelity speakers”

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Fiderity

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faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support:
“he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice”
synonyms:
loyalty · allegiance · obedience · constancy · fealty · homage · staunchness · fastness
sexual faithfulness to a spouse or partner.
synonyms:
faithfulness · loyalty · constancy · [more]
the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced:
“the 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity”
synonyms:
accuracy · exactness · exactitude · precision

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Here’s the cool part

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ここがすごいところなんです。

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Malleable

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of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking:
“a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet”
synonyms:
pliable · ductile · plastic · pliant · soft · workable · shapable · moldable · tractile · tensile
easily influenced; pliable:
“Anna was shaken enough to be malleable”
synonyms:
easily influenced · suggestible · susceptible · [more]

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Generic and inefficient

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曖昧で意味がない

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Dabble

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Take part in superficially

to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period:
He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
She dabbled with drugs at university.

take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period:
He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.

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Good call

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used to express approval of a person’s decision or suggestion.
“So you asked her to leave? Good call”

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Apathetic

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Indifferent

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Reclusive

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Solitary isolated

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Swamped

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Very busy

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Nifty

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Effective skillful

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Die down

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Become less strong

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Optimal

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Best

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Real deal

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someone or something that is very good and has all the qualities that people say they have:
His performance proved he’s the real deal.

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Endorphin

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Opioid , Euphoria 多幸感

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Manifestation

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Display 明白になる

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On the ground

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現場では

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Deep pocket

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Have lots of money

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Trample

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Disregard

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Locomotion

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Movement

the ability to move

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Wizard

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Wonderful

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Go all out

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全力を尽くす

to put all your energy or enthusiasm into what you are doing:
The team went all out for the win.

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No slouch

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ノロマじゃないよ

42
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Gravitate

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Attract

move toward or feel attracted to something. People gravitate toward things they like. Gravitate used to refer to how gravity pulls objects toward the Earth, but now it also describes how people are pulled toward things they like

43
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Multitude

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A large number

44
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Drag

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Boring

45
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Swept off my feet

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突然恋に陥る

to make someone become suddenly and completely in love with you:
The first time he met her, he was completely swept off his feet.

46
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I just need some space

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自由でいたい

47
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As the news sank in

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ニュースが知れ渡ると

48
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Insanely

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極めて

49
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with all due respect

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used as a polite formula preceding, and intended to mitigate the effect of, an expression of disagreement or criticism:
“with all due respect, Father, I think you’ve got to be more broad-minded these days”

50
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Clandestine

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kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit:
“she deserved better than these clandestine meetings”
synonyms:
secret · covert · furtive · surreptitious · stealthy · cloak-and-dagger · hole-and-corner · [more]

51
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Keep abreast of

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Stay or cause to stay up-to-date with

52
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Eerie

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strange and frightening:
“an eerie green glow in the sky”
synonyms:
uncanny · sinister · ghostly · spectral · unnatural · unearthly · preternatural · [more]

53
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Enchanted

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placed under a spell; bewitched:

魅了する，うっとりさせる；（人を）大いに喜ばせる

“an enchanted garden” · [more]
filled with delight; charmed:
“the orchestra played classical favorites to an enchanted audience”

54
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Kick things off

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手始めに

55
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I’ll show my easy cheat

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私の簡単な技をお見せしましょう

56
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Attachment style

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characteristic patterns for how people relate to others in close relationships. According to attachment theory, these styles heavily influenced by early bonds with caregivers.

57
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Roll with the punches

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By extension, to adapt to setbacks, difficulties, or adversity so as to better manage or cope with their impact on one’s life.

58
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Ablaze

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To wear down

59
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Crowd out

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to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants.

60
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Dole it out

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to give or deliver in small portions
dish out

61
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Dish out

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put food onto a plate or plates before a meal:
“he begins dishing out bowls of strawberry ice cream”
synonyms:
distribute · dispense · issue · disburse · hand out · [more]
dispense something in a casual or indiscriminate way:
“he dished out relationship advice to listeners nationwide”
synonyms:
distribute · dispense · issue · disburse · [more]

62
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impetus

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the force or energy with which a body moves:
“hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus”
synonyms:
momentum · propulsion · impulsion · impelling force · [more]
the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly:
“the crisis of the 1860s provided the original impetus for the settlements”
synonyms:
motivation · stimulus · incitement · incentive · [more]

63
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Prime the pump

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To take action that encourages the growth of something or helps it to succeed.
While the government was forced to slash public expenditures following the major economic crash, they’ve recently begun priming the pump again across the public sectors.

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gy·ro·scope

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A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gûros, “circle” and σκοπέω skopéō, “to look”) is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or

65
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Well rounded

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of a person) plump.
synonyms:
plump · chubby · fat · stout · rotund · [more]
pleasingly varied or balanced:
“a dry, robust, well-rounded wine”
(of a person) having a personality that is fully developed in all aspects

66
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By no means

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not at all; certainly not:
“the outcome is by no means guaranteed”
synonyms:
not at all · in no way · not in the least · not in the slightest · not the least bit · [more]

67
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Like no other

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no comparison The slogan “Like no other” was used by Sony to say that no other products were as good as Sony’s products.

68
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Cold cut platter

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Cold cut meat

69
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Fire away

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used to give someone permission to begin speaking, typically to ask questions:
““I want to clear up some questions that have been puzzling me.” “Fire away.””

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“Instead of making history, we are made by history.”

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Martin Luther King Jr. meant the words as an admonition to his congregation when he addressed them in 1954. As black Americans who’d been yoked first to slavery and then to Jim Crow, King argued, they had allowed themselves to be passively molded by larger historical forces.

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Admonition

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Admonition is the lightest punishment under Scots law. It occurs when an offender who has been found guilty or who has pleaded guilty, is not given a fine, but instead receives a lesser penalty in the form of a verbal warning, due to a minor infringement of the law; the conviction is still recorded.

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You don’t say!

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used to express amazement or disbelief.
synonyms:
really? · is that so? is that a fact? you’re joking! well I never · well I never did · go on · you don’t say · go to

73
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Sham

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bogus; false:
“a clergyman who arranged a sham marriage”
synonyms:
fake · pretended · [more

74
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Prime(v)

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make (something) ready for use or action.
prepare (a firearm or explosive device) for firing or detonation:
“he grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it”
synonyms:
prepare · load · set up · ready · make ready · get ready · equip · gear up

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Karma

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(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
synonyms:
fate · destiny · fortune · providence · the stars · [more]

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Considerate it done

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one will gladly do something that he or she has been asked to do “Can you mail this letter for me?” “Consider it done.”

77
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Over the moon

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be extremely happy or pleased

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Docile

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ready to accept control or instruction; submissive:
“a cheap and docile workforce”
synonyms:
compliant · obedient · pliant · dutiful · willing · passive · submissive · deferential · [more]

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No words for

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we aren’t able to describe something. Needless to mention

80
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Craze

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synonyms:
fad · vogue · trend · [more]

81
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Despot

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ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
synonyms:
tyrant · dictator · absolute ruler · totalitarian · authoritarian · autocrat · oppressor · autarch · monocrat

82
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Palatable

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of food or drink) pleasant to taste:
“a very palatable local red wine”
synonyms:
tasty · appetizing · pleasant-tasting · eatable · edible · [more]
(of an action or proposal) acceptable or satisfactory:
“a device that made increased taxation more palatable”
synonyms:
pleasant · acceptable · satisfactory · [more]

83
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Oppression

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prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control:
“a region shattered by oppression and killing”
synonyms:
persecution · abuse · maltreatment · ill treatment · [more]
the state of being subject to unjust treatment or control:
“a response to collective poverty and oppression”
synonyms:
persecution · abuse · maltreatment · [more]

84
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Eulogy

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a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died:
“his good friend delivered a brief eulogy”
synonyms:
accolade · speech of praise · panegyric · paean · encomium · tribute · testimonial · [more]

85
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Turnaround time

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downtime. An easy way to think of turnaround time is the time from the moment a request is made or a process is started to the time when the request is fulfilled or the process is complete.

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As of right

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as a result of having a moral or legal claim or entitlement:
“the state will be obliged to provide healthcare and education as of right”

87
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Amorphous

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without a clearly defined shape or form:
“an amorphous, characterless conurbation” · [more]
synonyms:
shapeless · formless · unformed · unshaped · [more]
lacking a clear structure or focus:
“an amorphous and leaderless legislature”
mineralogy
chemistry
(of a solid) not crystalline, or not apparently crystalline:
“an amorphous polymer”

88
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Going concern

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business that is operating and making a profit:
“trying to sell the business as a going concern”

89
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Fuse

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VERB
join or blend to form a single entity:
“intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit”
synonyms:
combine · [more]
BRITISH
(of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts:
“the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused”
synonyms:
short-circuit · burn out · stop working · trip · break

90
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Fragmentation

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the process or state of breaking or being broken into small or separate parts:
“the fragmentation of society into a collection of interest groups”
synonyms:
breaking · breakage · cracking · cleavage · rupture · [more]

91
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Gonads

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an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary.
vulgar slang
(gonads)
a man’s testicles or genitals.

92
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Pass over

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DEFINITION
ignore the claims of someone to promotion or advancement:
“he was passed over for a cabinet job”
avoid mentioning or considering something:
“I shall pass over the matter of the transitional period”
synonyms:
disregard · overlook · ignore · [more]
euphemistic
die:
“by the time I reached the hospital he had passed over”
synonyms:
die · lose one’s life · depart this life · expire · [more]

93
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Vengeance

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the act of taking revenge
Definitions of vengeance. noun. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life. “Vengeance is mine”

94
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Things are tolling

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物事が進んでいる

95
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I for one

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to emphasize what we think or believe in, despite others possibly not agreeing so

96
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Honed skill

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carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose.

97
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cash-strapped

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they do not have enough money to buy or pay for the things they want or need. [journalism] … cash-strapped students.

98
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Finicky

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needing a lot of attention to detail:
Repairing watches must be a very finicky job.

99
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MMPH

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Makes Me Pretty Happy

100
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MMPH

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Makes Me Pretty Happy

101
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Race off

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leave in a hurry. Race is a regular verb and the three parts are race, raced, and raced. The CEO has a busy schedule, so he had to race off after the meeting.

102
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Race off

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leave in a hurry. Race is a regular verb and the three parts are race, raced, and raced. The CEO has a busy schedule, so he had to race off after the meeting.

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