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enlarge

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amplify, extend, augment, magnify

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noxious

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harmful, noisome

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visionary

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fanciful, imaginary, illusory

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drain

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remove water, draw off, empty

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lengthen

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prolong, extend, stretch, protract

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agriculture

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farming

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weariness

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fatigue

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narrate

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recount, describe, relate, tell

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testify

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provide evidence, prove

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pretend

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feign, affect, assume

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dimly

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faintly

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signify

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denote, express, indicate, mean

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accretion

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accumulation

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first and foremost

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above all, primarily, to begin with

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rudimentary

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basic, element, essential

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counter

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oppose, retort

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attach

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stick, fasten, affix

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distract

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divert, sidetrack

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fiery

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passionate, fervent, impetuous

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crop up

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appear, arise, come out, emerge

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excessive

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extreme, undue, exorbitant, extravagant

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location

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site, position, place

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vast

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immense, huge, enormous, large

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fluctuation

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variance, variation

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symmetrical

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proportionally balanced, commensurable

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emergent

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emerging, nascent

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positive

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sure, certain / affirmative, helpful

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once

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when

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pierce

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puncture, perforate, penetrate

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gradually

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little by little, slowly, steadily, progressively

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languid

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listless, faint, feeble, weak

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range

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spectrum, extent, scope / vary, fluctuate

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simultaneously

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concurrently, at the same time

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mandatory

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required, compulsory, obligatory, requisite

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vogue

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mode, fashion, style

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fierce

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furious, vicious, aggressive, ferocious

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exploit

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feat, accomplishment / use

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extract

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derive, draw, extort