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ritual
a religious or solemn ceremony. performed according to precription
solemn
formal
set a dinner table
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preposition used with different
different to
mixed bag
having good and bad aspects
a pinch of salt
take with a pinch of salt not believe everything you are told
its time + subject + past tense
refers to present time something when you think should be done
its time + subject + for or to + verb
time for something have arrived
haywire
go haywire means not work properly
frankly
in an open, honest, and direct manner
could count something on one hand
does not happen very often
binge
an occasion when you do something in an extreme way
cat-o’-nine-tails
in past tool for punishment now an idiom for ways people use to punish themselves
trimester
period of three months in pregnancy
waistcoat
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boogie on down
to dance
hit the dance floor
to dance
strut your stuff
to dance
throw shapes
to dance
like nobody’s business
very quickly or in very large amounts
sit on the fence
delay making a decision avoid deciding of an action over another
twitch
sudden small movement in a part of the body
spontaneous
from within with no external causes without a plan
reckon
consider
nudges
ways of gradually persuading people to do something
authority
the power or right to make decision or the person or organization in power
profitable
able to make profits
manky
dirty
in someone’s best interest
the most advantageous thing for someone
paternalistic
making decision for other people rather than letting them decide
infantilize
treating someone as if they were a child
autonomy
the ability to make your own decision
impulsively
suddenly and without thinking
