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Inquisitive

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Curious
“Having or showing an interest in learning things”

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Overflowing with

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Jammed; cram-full
“Flooding or flowing over a surface or area.”

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Ransom

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Pay-off; payment
“A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.”

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Negotiate

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Work out; get round
“Obtain or bring about by discussion; find a way over or through.”

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Astonishment

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Amazement
“Great surprise.”

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Serenity

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Calmness
“The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.”

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Nonexistence

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“The fact or state of not existing or not being real or present.”

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Ivory

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“A hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant;
The creamy-white colour of ivory.”

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Tomfoolery

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Silliness
“Foolish or silly behaviour.”

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Aloofness

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“A state of being distant, remote, or withdrawn.”

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Hallucination

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“A false perception of a objects or events involving your senses.”

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Dosage

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“The size of frequency of a dose of a medicine or drug.”

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Lament

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Wail
“A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.”

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Ethereal

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Delicate
“Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world.”

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Lingering

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Remaining
“Lasting for a long time or slow to end.”

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Icicle

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“A hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.”

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Tidbits

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“Small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information.”

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Nonsensical

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Foolish;
“Having no meaning; making no sense”

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Interpretation

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Explanation, meaning;
“The action of explaining the meaning of something.”

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Interlock

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Engage;
“Engage with each other by overlapping or by the fitting together of projections and recesses.”

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Subside

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Fall back, abate;
“Become less intense, violent, or severe.”

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Nonchalant

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Relaxed, calm

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Hue

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Colour, tone;
“A colour of shade.”

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Cascade

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“Waterfall or series of waterfall over rocks.”

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I beat you to it

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“Do something before someone did it.”

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Shroud

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Covering;
“A thing that envelops or obscures something.”

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Sparsely

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“In a thinly, dispersed manner. In small numbers.”
Eg. Sparsely populated region.

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Drifting

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“Carried slowly by a current of air or water.”
Eg. Drifting thoughts

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Fused

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“Joined together into a whole.”
Eg. Fused with my heart.

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Dispatch

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Send off;
“Send off to a destination or for a purpose.”
Eg. Dispatch centre

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solemn

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majestic;
“formal and dignified.”

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expression falters

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“to hesitate in purpose or action”

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anticipate

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expect, foresee;
“expect or predict.

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wear and tear (of something)

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“the damage that happens to an object”

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vaguely

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roughly, slightly;
“in a way that is uncertain, indefinite or unclear.”

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somewhat

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a bit;
“to a moderate extent or by a moderate amount.”

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depict

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portray, illustrate;
“represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.

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endure

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undergo, go through;
“suffer something painful or difficult patiently.”

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discern

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recognise, perceive;
“recognise or find out.”

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step up one’s game

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“to improve one’s performance, or the quality of one’s work.”

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unfazed

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“not disconcerted 惊慌失措 or perturbed 忐忑.”

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don’t get ahead of yourself

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“to do something too early, or before you are ready or prepared.”

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throw caution to the wind

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behave in a way that is not considered sensible or careful

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rub off on someone

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“to become part of someone because that person has been in a place where it was present”

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intuition

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instinct, sixth sense;
“the ability to underhand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.”

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steadfast

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loyal, dependable;
“resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.”

47
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hunch

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feeling, guess;
“a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact.”

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setback

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problem, difficulty;
“a reversal or check in progress.”

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deter

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“to turn aside, or prevent from acting.”

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51
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Ring a bell

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“Sound vaguely familiar”

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Tandem bicycle

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“A bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind another.”

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Back out

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“Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity.”

54
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Starstruck

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“Feeling or showing great interest in and admiration for famous people.”

55
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Demerit

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“A fault or disadvantage.”

56
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Crouch down

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“To bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.”

57
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Intact

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Whole; entire
“Not damaged or impaired in any way”

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Don’t wet a blanket

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“A person who spoils other people’s fun by failing to join in with or by disapproving of their activities.”

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Dispatch

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Send; finish
“Send off to a destination or for a purpose; deal with a task or opponent quickly and efficiently.”

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Enigmatic

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“Mysterious and difficult to understand.”

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Gluttonous

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Greedy
“Excessively greedy.”

62
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Affectionately

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“In a way that displays fondness or tenderness.”

63
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In one go

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“Without stopping; with one attempt.”

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Antagonist

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“A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another.”

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Taste buds

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味蕾

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Invasive

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“Tending to spread especially in a quick or aggressive manner.”

67
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Expectant

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Eager; excited
“Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good.”

68
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Innate

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Inborn; natural
“天生”

69
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Unravel

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Untangle; solve
“Undo; investigate and solve or explain.”

70
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“Some things are attractive by simply existing.”

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71
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So to speak

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“可以这么说”

72
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Watershed moment

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“A turning point, or historic moment.”

73
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Anomalous

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Abnormal
“Deviating from what is standard, normal or expected.”

74
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Speculating

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Theorize
“Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence”

75
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I’ll hold you to do it

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“To make someone do what they promised or agreed to do.”

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absurd

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Ridiculous
“wildly unreasonable, illogical.”
–He would find it absurd.

77
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Frigid

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Frozen, bitter.
“very cold in temperature.”
–Fire has brought warmth to his frigid gaze.

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Fervent

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Passionate, Intense
“having or displaying a passionate intensity.”
–That would be determined by your fervent hope.

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Materialize

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Occur, Come about
“become actual fact, happen.”
–The forecast rate of increase did not materializes.

80
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Iridescence

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Goniochromism
“the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear gradually to change colour as the angle of view.”
–An iridescence glitters in my hand and materializes into a lantern of frost.

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