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clash

The Fed could clash with Trump on its core responsibility to keep prices stable

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a hostile encounter : skirmish

b : a sharp conflict <a></a>

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wane

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  • to decrease in size, extent, or degree
  • to fall gradually from power, prosperity or influence
    But unlike the previous years, the limited run compilation (CD) didn’t sell out immediately, suggesting its popularity may be waning
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gauge

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  • dimensions, size
  • measure
    To control inflation - the gauge of prices changes
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falter

The Fed has kept borrowing costs near zero since the economy started to falter 9 y. ago

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  • to walk unsteadily : stumble
  • to give way : totter
  • to move waveringly or hesitatingly
  • to speak brokenly or weakly : stammer
  • to hesitate in purpose or action : waver
  • to lose drive or effectiveness
    The Fed has kept borrowing costs near zero since the economy started to falter 9 y. ago
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trigger

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  • to release or activate by means of a trigger; especially : to fire by pulling a mechanical trigger
  • to cause the explosion of
    Trump’s massive spending plan could trigger a much faster jump in inflation
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spur

there are questions about how much of the promised economic growth it would actually spur

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  • pointed device secured to a rider’s heel and used to urge on the horse
  • recognition and reward for achievement
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steeper

Interest-rates traders have priced in a much steeper trajectory for inflation

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  • mounting or falling precipitously
  • being or characterized by a rapid and intensive decline or increase
  • extremely or excessively high
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Out of whack

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out of whack
1 : out of proper order or shape 
2 : not in accord 
Examples
The pile of books hit the floor with a whack.
took a whack at solving the math problem
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Back

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Back up - Needs to back up his argument with evidence

To give help to smn
To bet on smn smth
To provide evidence that supports smth

To assume financial responsibility for ( back a new company)

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Realm

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An area of activity interest or knowledge
A country that is ruled by king

What we want to achieve exists in the realm of possibility

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Unfathomable

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Impossible to understand
Impossible to comprehend

The value to writing our aspirations down is unfathomable in terms of the power it has to motivate us in the direction of the thoughts we think.

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Manifest

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Able to be seen :clearly shown or visible
Easy to understand or recognize
Everything in physical form has the potential to manifest into an even greater form.

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Flush

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: to fly away suddenlytransitive verb
1 : to cause (a bird) to flush
2 : to expose or chase from a place of concealment

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Implode

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: to collapse inward as if from external pressure; also : to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing

to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct the firm … imploded from greed and factionalism — Jan Hoffman

The scheme imploded when he missed work one day in August for a medical appointment and a delivery driver showed up with 800 pounds of fajitas, but officials said the juvenile department didn’t serve fajitas.

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Intercept

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a : to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival

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Hinder

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to make slow or difficult the progress of : hamper Their journey was hindered by snow and high winds. economic growth hindered by sanctions
2 : to hold back : prevent, check His financial troubles hindered him from buying a home.

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Tenants

The company wants to make similar arrangements for its downtown Chicago store, though maybe with a different tenant

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  • one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another; specifically : one who rents or leases a dwelling (such as a house) from a landlord
  • one who holds or possesses real estate or sometimes personal property (such as a security) by any kind of right
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Carcass

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1 : a dead body : corpse; especially : the dressed body of a meat animal Butchers trimmed the meat from the carcass.
2 : the living, material, or physical body It was nearly noon when he finally hauled his carcass out of bed.
3 : the decaying or worthless remains of a structure the carcass of an abandoned automobile

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Slip

Where a simple slip of the finger

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a : to move with a smooth sliding motion
b : to move quietly and cautiously : steal
c : elapse, pass
2 a (1) : to escape from memory or consciousness (2) : to become uttered through inadvertence
b : to pass quickly or easily away : become lost
3 : to fall into error or fault : lapse
4 a : to slide out of place or away from a support or one’s grasp
b : to slide on or down a slippery surface
c : to flow smoothly
5 : to get speedily into or out of clothing
6 : to fall off from a standard or accustomed level by degrees : decline

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Wind up

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1

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Diminish

The fact that the product launches are different doesn’t diminish the products launched.

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: to become or to cause (something) to become less in size, importance, etc.
: to lessen the authority or reputation of (someone or something) : to describe (something) as having little value or importance

to make less or cause to appear less
2 : to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle

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Underpinning

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something that serves as a foundation : basis, support — often used in plural

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incumbent

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  • the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
  • one that occupies a particular position or place
    Voters will have the chance to see the incumbent and her opponent in a series of three debates
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loom

That prospect looms over relations relations between China and the West

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to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form deficits loomed large
b : to take shape as an impending occurrence the problems that loomed ahead
Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.
The mountains loom above the valley.

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insidious

Increasingly does a more insidious confrontation

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awaiting a chance to entrap(
harmful but enticing - insidious drugs
having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle - the insidious pressures of modern life

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tackle

led the government to propose new laws to tackle foreign efforts to influence lawmakers.

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a set of the equipment used in a particular activity : gear fishing tackle
2 a : a ship’s rigging
b : an assemblage of ropes and pulleys arranged to gain mechanical advantage for hoisting and pulling

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Scramble

The government is currently shut down but Congress is scrambling to re-open it

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To move with urgency or panic
To move or climb hastily on all fours
To struggle eagerly for possession of smth - scramble for front seats
To get or gather smth with difficulty or in irregular ways - scramble for living

28
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Rile ( riэl)

Riling some mom and pop vendors

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To make agitated and angry: upset
Her comments riled the professor
One sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
Roil

29
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Stir up

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To cause smn to feel a strong emotion and desire to do smth
To cause smth unpleasant happen
To cause smth to move up and through the air or water
The speech stirred up the crowd
The workers stirred up a lot of dust
His critical comments certainly stirred things up

30
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Oversee

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Survey, watch - from his hilltop home he can oversee the river below
Inspect examine - wF allowed suppliers to oversee their own merchandise

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Dwelling

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A shelter such a house in which people live

32
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Creep

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To go very slowly
To move along with the body prone and close to the ground
The spider was creeping along the bathroom floor
Some of those prices have crept back up

33
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Seize

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To take possession of
To put in possession of smth
To take hold of : clutch
To understand fully and distinctly : apprehend
To possess oneself of : grasp
Amazon seized on that long standing customer complaint by announcing that its first move would be cut prices

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Lucrative

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Producing wealth

35
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Wiggle

More Wiggle room for markdowns

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To move to and fro with quick jerk

36
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Notoriously

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As is notorious: as is very well known

The grocery business is a notoriously difficult one with slim profit margins

37
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Jumble

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To move in a confused or disordered manner

To mix into confused or disordered mass - used with up

38
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Whip up

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whip someone up
to excite or stir up someone.
Well, you’ve certainly whipped them up with that speech.

to prepare, create, or put something together.
I haven’t written my report yet, but I’ll whip one up before the deadline. I will whip up the most beautiful arrangement you have ever seen.

To prepare something quickly or easily:
We whipped up a light lunch before setting out. I whipped some oatmeal up in just a few minutes

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whip up

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40
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Ditch

You have to ditch all processed food

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: to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see 1ditch) The pasture was hedged and ditched.
b : to dig a ditch in
3 a : to get rid of : discard ditch an old car had to ditch their plan
b : to end association with : leave ditched school His girlfriend ditched him.

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Indulge

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a : to give free rein to
b : to take unrestrained pleasure in : gratify

It’s my birthday. I’m going to indulge myself and eat whatever I want to eat.
It’s my birthday. I’m going to indulge.

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Starch
When you combine the things you body naturally craves - whole starch foods ( sweet potatoes, brown rice, beans) with vegetables and fruits

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To stiffen with or as with starch

крахмал

43
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paddle

D’you fancy a paddle on the river tomorrow

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  • to move the hands or feet about in the shallow water
  • a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as canoe)
44
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shallow

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having little depth

shallow water

45
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propel

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  • to drive forward on onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion
  • He grabbed him and propelled him through the door
  • The train is propelled by steam
46
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steer

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  • to control the course of
  • to direct the course ( as of a ship or automobile)
    the car steers well
    -to pursue a course of action
47
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scrunch

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  • to draw or squeeze together tightly
    I scrunched down in the chair
    I scrunched the fabric in my hand
48
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crumple (scrunch up)

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-to press , bend or crush out shape

She crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and tossed into a garbage can

49
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gloomy

The weather was sunny but the mood inside was dark and gloomy.

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: partially or totally dark; especially : dismally and depressingly dark gloomy weather
b : having a frowning or scowling appearance : forbidding a gloomy countenance
c : low in spirits : melancholy
2 a : causing gloom : depressing a gloomy story a gloomy landscape

50
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fiddling

You should delegate these fiddling matters to your staff so that you can focus on moe important issues

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Charlie was fiddling with the ends of her curly hair

51
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nibble

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1

52
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lump

He nibbled them into a wet lumps and flicked them at people

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1

53
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grumble

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1

54
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sulk

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Charlie crossed her arms in a sulk

55
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rustling

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