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the right to have or use sth

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access

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correct, exact

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accurate, accuracy

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to succeed / reach an aim

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achieve, achievement

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to obtain, gather, collect sth

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acquire, acquisition

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to deal with a matter or problem

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address

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to change slightly, slight change

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adjust, adjustment

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to improve, improvement

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advance, advances

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to have an influence on sth/sb

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affect

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more formal than although

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albeit

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to change

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alter, alteration

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having one or more possible meanings

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ambiguity, ambiguous

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to study or examine sth in detail, in order to discover more about it

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analyse, analysis

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to foresee sth

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anticipate, anticipation

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to be important for or have a connection with sb/sth

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apply, applicable

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particular way of thinking about / dealing with sth

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approach

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suitable for a certain place, person or condition

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(in)appropriate, appropriately

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17
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used to show that sth is almost accurate

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approximately, approximate

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to find out / discover sth

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ascertain

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to judge / evaluate sth

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assess, assessment

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one individual part of a situation, problem, subject

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aspect

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21
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to accept that sth is true without proof

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assume, assumption

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to to try to do sth

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attempt

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find out the amount or number of sth

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calculate

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able to do sth

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capable

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to place in a category

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categorise, category

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to stop

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cease

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to say that sth is true or a fact

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claim

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put sth together out of existing material

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compile, compilation

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write all the details asked for on a form

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complete, completion

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30
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involving many different parts

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complex, complexity

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act according to rules

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comply, compliance

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including many details or aspects of sth

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comprehensive

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33
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to be made up of

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comprise

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to admit to sth

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concede, concession

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finish or complete sth

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conclude, (in)conclusive, conclusion

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organize or perform certain activities

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conduct

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private / not treated as public knowledge

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confidential

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think carefully about sth, typically before a decision

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consider

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large or important

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considerable, considerably

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be composed of

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consist of

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make up form sth

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constitute

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restrict action sth that restricts action

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constrain, constraint

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ask for information or advice from sb

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consult, consultation

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use sth in large amounts

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consume, consumption

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think of a new idea, plan

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conceive, concept

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prove that sth is true

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confirm, confirmation

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able to be believed or trusted

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credible, credibility

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extremely important or neccessary

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crucial

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increasing by one addition after another

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cumulative

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of the present time

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current, currently

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to conclude by reasoning

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deduce, deduction

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explain sth / the meaning and limits of sth

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define, definition, defining, definable

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describe sth in words or pictures

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depict, depiction

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come from sth

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derive

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plan or develop sth

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design

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become worse

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deteriorate, deterioration

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discover the truth or facts about sth

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determine

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a difference in the usual or expected way of doing sth

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deviate, deviation

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difference

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distinction, distinctive

60
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mark sth as different

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distinguish, distinguishable

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give sth to several people

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distribute, distribution

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a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation

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drawback

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the period of time in which sth lasts

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duration

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result of a particular influence

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effect

65
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having the neccessary qualities

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eligible, eligibility

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become known / to appear

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emerge, emergence

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show that sth is very important

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emphasise, emphasis

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experience (unpleasant)

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encounter

69
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improve sth

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enhance, enhancement

70
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put yourself on an official list

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enrol, enrolment

71
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guarantee sth, to make certain that sth happens

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ensure

72
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involve sth

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entail

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important

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essential, essentially

74
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proof

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evidence

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keep sth out or to omit sth

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exclude, exclusion

76
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allow sb to experience sth

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expose sb to sth, exposure

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make sth easier

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facilitate

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possible / able to be done

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feasible, feasibility

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a typical quality that sth has

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feature

80
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information or evidence uncovered as a result of systematic research or investigation

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findings

81
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change or vary

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fluctuate, fluctuation

82
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group of people recruited to help assess sth as part of a study

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focus group

83
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further action that results from sth

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follow-up

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system of rules, ideas or beliefs. used to plan or decide sth

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framework

85
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number of occurrenes within a given time period

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frequency, frequent

86
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fill a need

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fulfil

87
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collect sth

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gather

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become more extreme

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heightened

89
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recognize a fact or problem

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identify

90
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show sth more clearly

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ilustrate, ilustration

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powerful effect

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impact

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put sth into operation

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implement, implementation

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communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly

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imply, implication

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