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1
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Lurk

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Ambush

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Go extra mile

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To do more than
What does go the extra mile mean? Go the extra mile means to do more than was asked or expected. It’s a figurative phrase—it doesn’t literally mean to travel an additional mile.

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Juice

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extract the juice from (fruit or vegetables).

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Stipend

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a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance

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Ferries wheel

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A giant vertical revolving wheel with passengers car

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VPN

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Virtual private network

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Singular

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exceptionally good or great; remarkable.

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Snap election

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an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled.

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Stock up

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I crease the stock quantity

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Overrule

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reject or disallow by exercising one’s superior authority.

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Over time

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やがて

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Send off

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Send

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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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Wither away

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to decay, decline, or disintegrate.

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Exemplify

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be a typical example of.

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Showcase

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exhibit; display. (自分を) 見せる

exhibit; display.
“the albums showcase his production skills”

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Way more common

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ずっと一般的

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I would be a great fit here

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ここはぴったりあうと思っています

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Better yet

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used when you are adding a new idea that you think is better than a good one already mentionedさらに良いのは

Better still
Often the terms “better yet” and “better still” are the same and can be used interchangeably as long as the meaning is to indicate that you are about to mention something “better” than what you previously mentioned. However, when using “yet” as part of a question such as, “Is she better yet?” then you cannot replace the “yet” with “still.”

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Learning all the ropes

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Get the hang of it

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With that in mind

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you do it with that thing as your aim or as the reason or basis for your action.

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Bizzare

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very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.突飛な

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Forfeit

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lose or be deprived of (property or a righ

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Looter

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a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot.

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Finite

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Limit

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Bumping up against

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Face difficulty

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Atone

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Sorry

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Ordeal

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a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience:
The hostages’ ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.
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It goes without saying

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It is obvious

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Flush with cash

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A lot of cash

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Diminutive

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Small size

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32
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Stampede

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殺到して

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33
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Pull ones weight

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Do ones fair share of work

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34
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Sort it out

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Solve

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35
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Cafos

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Concentrated animal feeding

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36
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Beat

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Stir vigorously with a fork to make a smooth or frothy mixture

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Frothy

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A lot of bubbles

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Prop

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position something underneath (someone or something) for support.小道具support or keep in position.
“she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand”

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Soak up excess oil

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Absorb excess oil

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40
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Pop a shot

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かぶりつく

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41
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Highfalutin

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Lofty 仰々しい

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42
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Preamble

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Introduction

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43
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be (stuck) in a rut

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Trapped, non changing life

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44
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Puberty

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Sexual maturity

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45
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Bear with me

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Hear me out

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46
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Tramp

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Beggars

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Slap in the face

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an insult; an act that causes disappointment or discouragement. Losing the election was a slap in the face for the club president. Failing to get into a good college was a slap in the face to Tim after his years of study

Unexpected humiliation

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48
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How dare you

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よくもまあ

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49
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Pullback

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an act of withdrawing troops.
“forces have begun a pullback from frontline positions”
a reduction in price or demand.
“there is no sign of a consumer pullback”
synonyms:
discount 

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50
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Better off

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in a more desirable or advantageous position, especially in financial terms.

51
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We go way back.

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昔から知り合い

52
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Psychiatric disorders

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精神疾患

53
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Worse off

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in a less advantageous position; less fortunate or prosperous.

54
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Draw

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very attractive or interesting person, things

a game or contest that ends with the score even:
“he scored twice to force a 4–4 draw”
SIMILAR:
tie
dead heat
stalemate

55
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Scribble away

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Aimless drawing 走り書き

write it quickly and roughly

56
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Getting it done

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実行する

57
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Shrug off

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To treat sth as not important

58
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Tone ones butt

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Make one look good , feel good

59
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Rake in

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Make a lot of money

60
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Buyout

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The purchase of a controlling share in a company

61
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Tip

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Topple, to fall from

62
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Rush

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Excitement

63
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Steering

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The action of driving a vehicle

64
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Driven

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Relentlessly compelled by the need to accomplish a goal, hardworking

65
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More or less

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Almost

66
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Clear as mud

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Totally unclear

67
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Zip through

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Deal with quickly

68
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Big box

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Large store with discount price

69
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Pretty dumb fast

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Very fast

70
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Cost a fortune

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to be extremely expensive

71
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Pseudo

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Fake. “we are talking about real journalists and not the pseudo kind”

72
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Closely knit

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Relationship are very close

73
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Likewise

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Also

74
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Impassive

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Emotionless

75
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Once I hit the financial independence

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Once I achieve…..

76
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Don’t rule out saving

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Don’t eliminate,,,

77
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bombard

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assail (someone) persistently, as with questions, criticisms, or information.

78
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I knew it!

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That’s what I thought

79
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Actually

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やっぱり〜にするわ

80
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Nothing beats

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Nothing win

81
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Delineated

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Detailed

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Very wary

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Carefully

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Distort

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Twist

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Let alone

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Regardless

85
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Ramification

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Result, outcome

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Populace

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People living in that area

87
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Taleaway

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A key fact

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Disparity

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Huge difference

名詞】格差、差異、不均衡、不同、不釣り合い

89
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Smother

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Stifle , suffocate

90
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Double down

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1.
strengthen one’s commitment to a particular strategy or course of action, typically one that is potentially risky.
“he decided to double down and escalate the war”

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91
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Knock on wood

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Cross fingers

92
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Ludicrous

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Unreasonable

93
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Capricious

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Unpredictable

94
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Bark up the wrong tree

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to make the wrong choice; to ask the wrong person

95
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Predicate

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Based on
Hinge on

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Tantrum

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Sudden short period of angry

97
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Louche

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Scandalous

98
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What gives?

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Why is this happening?

used to ask the reason for something
You’ve been acting weird all week. What gives?

99
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Vengeful

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seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury.

100
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Writhe

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make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

101
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Peruse

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Read carefully

102
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Swag

A

ヤバい いけてる
盗品

103
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Top dollar

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High price

104
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Invaluable

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Extremely useful

105
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Sentiment

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Point of view

“I agree with your sentiments regarding the road bridge”

106
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Momentum

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勢い

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Fortnight

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Two weeks

108
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Frontier

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Border line

109
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Make one’s case

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To state the reasons why something should be done or should be the case

110
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Round ones neck

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It’s your responsibility

111
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Hold back

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Hesitate

112
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Do the trick

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Achieve required result

113
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Dry spell

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Period of dry weather

114
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Take out

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Remove

115
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Storm away

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Leave in very angry manner

116
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Downtime

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Interval , break

117
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Elixir

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Magical mix concoction

118
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Proposition

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Theory

119
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Pertinent

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Relevant

120
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Tease out

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find something out from a mass of irrelevant information.
“a historian who tries to tease out the truth”

succeed in obtaining it even though this is difficult

121
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Parity

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Equality

122
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ATS

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Applicant Tracking System

123
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Go under

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Bankruptcy

124
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Tabulate

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Arrange order