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a friendly and polite person

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affable
she strikes me as an affable sort of person

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someone with whom it is difficult to engage in meaningful conversation

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aloof
remain aloof
keep yourself aloof from
her shyness often translates into a need to keep some distance and remain aloof

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argumentative and aggressive

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belligerent

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generous

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benevolent
she always speaks so highly of those she meets and I truly believe in doing so she instils a sense of confidence in others

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distrusting of the motives of others

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cynical

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one who forcibly and stubbornly defends their ideas

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dogmatic

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a person with peculiar character

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eccentric

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learned and knowledgeable

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erudite
widely respected throughout the world of academia

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very sociable

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gregarious
He actively seeks out friendship wherever he goes, such is his desire for company, and he can fit in anywhere. He is possibly the most … person l’ve ever known.

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impulsive

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impetuous

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lazy

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indolent
Her enthusiasm for lying in front of the television seems to know no bounds; she is the most person I have ever met

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in a way that involves positive action

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be actively involved in
actively encourage sb to do sth

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look for sth or sb esp for a long time

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seek out
While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on the history of the area.

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aloof synonyms

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withdrawn, reserved

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impetuous antonyms

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circumspect, cautious

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eccentric synonyms

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outlandish, idiosyncratic

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submissive synonyms

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border on toadying, subservient , acquiescent

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affable antonym

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standoffish

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rude
short-tempered
dishonest
unpredictable and changing moods
pay attention to detail
deep in thought
fussy
impractical and idealistic
disobedient
optimistic
principled
faithful
impassive
noisy and forceful
stubborn
melancholy and longing for sth

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insolent
irascible
mendacious
mercurial
pedantic
pensive
pernickety
quixotic(pursuit/project)
recalcitrant
sanguine
scrupulous attention to detail
steadfast friend/friendship/loyalty
stoic (be a stoic)
vociferous opponent/champion of/complain vociferously
wilful disregard/destruction of property
wistful smile/glance

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  1. in your most secret and true thoughts
  2. deep down, what sb is really like
  3. don’t lose courage
  4. express sympathy
  5. lose hope
  6. HEART collocations and expressions
  7. start paying attention to advice or warnings
  8. quickly examine sth
  9. read sth quickly
  10. turn to sb for sth
  11. be planning to do sth
  12. consider advantages
  13. think abt the future
  14. consider a possibility
  15. become better, improve
  16. be quick to notice/understand
  17. available , ready to be used
  18. in progress
  19. prevent
  20. work as hard as others(other weight collocations)
  21. when your joke isn’t laughed at
  22. fall asleep
  23. eccentric
  24. adhere to laws and maintain them
  25. problems/difficulties
  26. agree to do what people have asked you to do
  27. to calm down ( of a situation)
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  1. in your heart of hearts
  2. at heart
  3. don’t lose heart(take heart)
  4. your heart goes out to
  5. your heart sinks
  6. have a heart of gold/stone, do sth to your heart’s content, the heart of the city, at the heart of the dispute, the heart of the matter, your heart isn’t in it, put heart and soul into , your heart skips a beat, heart’s desire, set your heart on, sb’ heart is in their mouth/boots
  7. take criticism/advice to heart
  8. look over
  9. look througt
  10. took to sb for sth
  11. be looking to do …
  12. look on the bright side
  13. think ahead
  14. look into
  15. look up
  16. be on the ball
  17. on hand (keep sb/sth on hand), urgent and pressing matters on hand - deal with, be on hand to give advice, cash on hand
  18. well in hand (the work /task in hand/have the situation in hand)
  19. keep/hold at bay
  20. pull your weight , carry weight, attach weight to, give weight
  21. fall flat and go too far
  22. flake out
  23. off the wall
    24.uphold the law/the rights/tradition/a decision (endeavour to uphold the high educational standards)
    25.suffer/experience a setback, a slight setback in, a major/minor setback, a series of setbacks
  24. accede to a request/demand
  25. let the dust settle
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expert - synonym

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connoisseur , one of the cognoscenti, epicure(food or drinks) pundit

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22
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a product that is extremely good in a particular place:

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specialty
a local speciality, a speciality of the area
a speciality of the house
offers a superb menu of local specialities at affordable prices.
forte/strong point
as an epicure, he is entranced by their new range of speciality foods

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23
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sb who pretends to know sth when they in fact don’t

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charlatan

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24
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an immoral person/ become worse in quality

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degenerate
Educational standards are degenerating year by year owing to a lack of funds.
quality of life degenerates

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unpleasantly or sharply clear

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the stark reality, stand in stark contrast to, be in stark contrast to
stark naked, stark raving mad, stark terror

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26
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unusual person

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maverick
a political maverick

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a person who is practical

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pragmatist
a political pragmatist takes advantage of every opportunity

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a person who lives alone

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hermit, recluse

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an obsequious person

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sycophant

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able to imagine the future

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visionary
visionary thinking/ a visionary author

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SOCIETY coll

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changes strike at the heart of modern society, address the needs of young/older members of society, the corrosion of moral standards within society, the family unit is still considered by some as the cornerstone of society

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intervene in a dispute

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mediate an end to a crisis/dispute/strike, mediate a solution/settlement/compromise, mediate a conflict/between,
set up a tribunal to arbitrate and mediate disputes, efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict
appoint a mediator to assist in finding a resolution to the dispute, act/serve as a mediator
1. the mediator tried but failed miserably to get the two opposing sides to reach some common ground, shattering all remaining hope that a quick and painless resolution to the dispute could be found

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33
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biased

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partisan
adopt a blatanly partisan attitude, partisan politics

34
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faithfulness

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loyalty
impressive loyalty to the cause, loyalties to your family, divided loyalties
having flexible working hours encourages employee loyalty to the company;
to build loyalty by creating a brand name

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sb who lives somewhere (characteristic of a place)

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denizen
be a denizen of
deer and squirrels are denizens of the forest
city dweller
the majority of urban dwellers live in tiny apartments / abject poverty

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sb who cares only for the money

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avaricious, venal, mercenary
he is nothing but a mercenary; morals do not come into it

37
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to inherit money

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come into money/property
an emotion or quality comes into a situations

38
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a person who is a leading figure in a field

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luminary
a luminary in a field
play host to a large gathering of luminaries

39
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to emphasise the opposite of sth stated

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anything but
the long -term prospects for the economy are anything but promising

40
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figure coll

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a key/leading/central figure, run into double figures, single figures
a figure of authority
have a head for figures

41
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the main or prominent figure in a situation

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key/main protagonist

42
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hunt colloc

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hunt sb down, hunt all over the place, hunt high and low, house/job hunting, a long hunt, the hunt for sth, be on the hunt for, step up the hunt

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term collocations

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be beneficial in the long - term , in terms of, yield returns in the short term , in no uncertain terms , terms of employment/under the terms of, be on good/friendly with sb terms with, come to terms , extend term of office, serve a short term for, speak in glowing terms/complain in the strongest terms, technical/medical terms, terms of approval, terms and conditions,

44
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a lot of -

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plethora
There’s a plethora of books about the royal family.
The plethora of regulations is both contradictory and confusing.
cornucopia
offer a cornucopia of/ hold a cornucopia of

as consumers h
we have an embarrassment of riches

45
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adj. - when you think you are always correct and morally better than others

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self-righteous
come across as self-righteous

46
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leave a place/ punishment

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get off : if we can get off by seven, then we’ll be there in good time
leave work w/o permission : workers can get off early
get off lightly/with a small fine
where does he get off doling out advice to people all the time

47
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bold and shameless behaviour

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brazenness\
be shocked by the sheer brazenness of
his brazenness astounds me

48
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produce a lot of sth

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prolific
a prolific writer churning out books

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nerve colloc

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it takes a lot of nerve to, lose your nerve, the nerve, suffer from nerves, be a bundle of nerves, calm/steady your nerves, a cool head and steady nerves

50
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idea, belief

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notion
reject a notion, a vague notion of
i can’t believe he had the nerve to show up let alone dismiss the notion that he should issue an apology

51
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well colloc

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well above/beyond, well away from , well aware of, well aorth

52
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aggressively defient

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truculent
obstreperous
belligeren

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without regret or guilt

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remorselessness
he seldom showed any mercy and was scathing in his criticism

54
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when you are meddlesome you …

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stick your nose into sth

55
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take a risk

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stick your neck out

56
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remorse coll

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be filled with remorse, feel no remorse for
on account of genuine remorse he was granted a more lenient sentence

57
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to get

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elicit
elicit a response from sb, elicit the support of the public, the questionnaire was intended to elicit information on sth, elicit a smile/elicit enormous public interest

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illegal

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illicit
partake in illicit activities such as money laundering and counterfeiting
illicit drugs

59
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illegal copying

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piracy
combat/crack down/stamp out piracy
video/software piracy, the growing problem of counterfeiting and piracy(allegations of counterfeiting and money-laundering)

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to think

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conceive
conceive of sb as, conceive of, can’t conceive how, find it hard to conceive that, conceive an exhibition/plot for a film

61
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develop

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evolve into , evolve from, evolve new strategies/ways to cope with changing market

62
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new and modern

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cutting edge companies/designs/products, be at the cutting edge of, be on the cutting edge in terms of (the graphics), maintain a cutting edge in technological advance

63
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not very

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none too
he seemed none too pleased at the prospect of making my acquaintance (on further acquaintance)

64
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silly

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ludicrouS, farciCAL

65
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brilliant

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ingenious
an ingenious idea, devise an ingenious solution to a problem

66
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invent

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devise games/cartoon characters, devise an agenda for, set about devising a plan, devise a way to

67
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be in love with

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be smitten by/with sb, be infatuated with

68
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pass(of time)

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roll by

69
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riddle

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brainteaser

70
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when you like sth

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penchant
a penchant for hiking

71
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compare

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liken sth to sthm equate, draw an analogy

72
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insatiable coll

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hunger/appetite/desire
satisfy insatiable curiosity
voracious, rapacious

73
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brief and desultory

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cursory glance/examination

74
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bring sb down

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dampen enthusiasm/ spirits

75
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naive

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ingenuous

76
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lucky chance

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fortuitous timig/opportunity

77
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worried/scared synonyms

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petrified of
distraught

78
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unable to be explained

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inexplicable

78
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unable to be explained

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inexplicable

79
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revive

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rekindle friendship/memories, rekindle the spark

80
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spruce up

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revamp image/system

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