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mainly

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generally, largely, chiefly, primarily

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nervous

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on edge, excitable, uneasy

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consume

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expend, use up, exhaust

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undergo

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experience, suffer

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survival

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existence

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substitute

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exchange, replace / alternative

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prolific

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productive, fertile, fruitful

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worn-out

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exhausted

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material

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physical, bodily, corporeal, tangible

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ubiquitous

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omnipresent, existing everywhere

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extraordinary

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exceptional, unusual, remarkable, uncommon

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choice

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option, alternative

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exert

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apply, exercise, employ, wield

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meticulously

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carefully

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proof

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evidence, testimony

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assess

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evaluate, estimate, judge, appraise

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pound

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beat, thrash, batter, strike

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lucrative

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gainful, profitable, advantageous, fruitful

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serene

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calm, peaceful, tranquil, undisturbed

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pack together

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cluster, group, gather

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perishable

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spoilable, likely to decay, likely to spoil

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fragile

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easily broken, breakable / delicate, weak

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interpret

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construe, explain, explicate, elucidate

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excavate

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dig out, unearth, disinter, quarry

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forage

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search, rummage, hunt

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perform

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carry out, execute, accomplish, achieve

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spawn

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create, give rise to, produce, generate

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banish

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expel, exile, deport, oust

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manifest

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obvious, definite, evident / demonstrate, reveal

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obstinate

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unyielding, stubborn, determined, headstrong

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exclude

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expel, leave out

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overstate

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exaggerate, play up

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surpass

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exceed, outrun, excel, beat

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have nothing to do with

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be not related to

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comparatively

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relatively

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weed out

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remove, eliminate

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lavish

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expend, waste, squander / deluxe, luxurious