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incipient

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initial, beginning, commencing

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plunge

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drop, dip, thrust

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applicability

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relevance

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subservient

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secondary, subordinate

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careful

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cautious, discreet, precautious

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disintegrate

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fall apart, crumble, break down

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hamper

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prevent, impede, hinder, restrict

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core

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center, heart

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extant

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existing, living, remaining, surviving

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convert

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transform, change

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kindle

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ignite, fire, inflame

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subterranean

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underground, underneath

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advance

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improve, evolve, develop, progress

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joint

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combine, connect

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divest

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deprive, strip

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isolate

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separate, segregate

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simultaneous

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concurrent, concomitant, synchronous

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countervail

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counterbalance, offset

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landscape

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scenery, outlook, scene

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presently

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immediately, directly, soon, shortly

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novel

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new, innovative, fresh / unusual, rare

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curative

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healing

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reckless

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careless, rash, heedless, inadvertent

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drive

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propel, force, impel / campaign, push

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unlawful

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illegal, illicit, illegitimate

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sensitive

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responsive, impressionable

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immoral

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improper, corrupt, sinful

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milestone

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important event, significant event

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migrate

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travel, move around, immigrate

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serious

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solemn, important, momentous

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evolve

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develop, progress, improve

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soar

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tower, rise, ascend, mount / shoot up

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brittle

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breakable

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phenomenal

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extraordinary, exceptional, remarkable, unusual

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entangle

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complicate, involve

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hide

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fur, skin / camouflage, disguise

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out of the question

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impossible