Exam 1 - senior year Flashcards

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bubble away

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?

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contribute to

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chip in

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eroding

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devastating, spending, wasting

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not have enough (money)

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to be strapped for (cash)

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to be strapped for (cash)

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not have enough (money)

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at (one’s) wits’ end

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At the limit of one’s mental resources; utterly at a loss.

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whit’s ends

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fed up with, (na rubu)

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leach

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pijavica

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to sponge off sbd

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live @ another person’s expense

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retirement perks

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benefits, advantages

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to forfeit

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give sth up, to lose, to be deprived from

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a titbit

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(delicious) leftover, specially attractive piece of food

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do away with

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  • to make an end of

- to eliminate

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called off

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cancelled

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carry out

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complete, perform

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to be layed off

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lose job???/

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turn down

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refuse, reject

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withdrawn

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shy, reserved (povucen)

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uneasy

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worried about sth

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bewildered

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really confused (isprepadan)

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Circumspect

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caucious

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distraught

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Very upset (izbezumljen)

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Overawed

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careful (strahopostovanje)

-impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited

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Unnerved

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Feeling afraid, discouraged

- obeshrabljen

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Fickle

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Capricious, Mercurial

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evocative

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Remind of something

- reminiscent, suggestive

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Hindsight

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understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed

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Ingrained

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Bilt in

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Reminisce (about)

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recall, remember

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Recollection

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memory, remembrance, impression, reminiscence

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Breakdown

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  • retreat,

- failure, collapse, disintegration

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Stand up to

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Face boldly

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See something through

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You doing something despite difficulties

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34
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See-through versus

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Give up

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35
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To come down to

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The most important aspect of something

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Come from

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Originate from

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Pass something on

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Give something to next-generation

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Account for

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Be responsible for something

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Make up (your mind)

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Decide

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Break it down into its constituent parts

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divide into core (essential) parts

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Looking into

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Research

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Come up with

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Conclude

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43
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Get away with something

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Not be punished

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44
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Work it out

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Solve, find answer

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45
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Come across

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Bump into somebody or something

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46
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Go for somebody

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attack

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Pass out

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faint

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Put up with something

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Tolerate, bear, handle

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Set off

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strive to

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  • try very hard

- try, fight for

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WITTED

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duhovit, funny, Jocular

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52
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let somebody down

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betray

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53
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Do something up

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redecorate

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54
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Get around to doing something

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Find time to do something

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55
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Put somebody up

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Provide food and shelter

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56
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Get through to somebody

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Difficult to reach somebody

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Action-packed

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full of activity or exciting events

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hearthwarming

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making you feel happy, usually because other people are being kind

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Quick-witted

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able to think of good ideas or good answers quickly

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Cool-headed

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always staying calm in difficult situations

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61
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run-down 1

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1 so tired that you do not feel well

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run-down 2

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2 in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs

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Narrow-minded vs.

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tolerant

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Self assured

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Very confident

65
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Thirst-quench

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?????

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thick skinned

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Not care what somebody thinks

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Light-hearted

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funny (movie)

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cut-price ticket

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Discount

69
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As to=

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About

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Fair-skinned

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pale

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Narrow-minded

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disliking or not interested in ideas or cultures different from your own

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shoe-string budget

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do not have a lot of funding

73
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heart-throb

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a man who is very attractive, especially a young movie actor or pop singer

74
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Watch TV to UNWIND

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To relax

75
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WELL-DRAWN tv character

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Portrayed very complexly

76
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State verbs:

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believe, belong, enjoy, Forget, love, hate,prefer, remember, understand, one

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wail

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make a long, high cry of pain

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dismal

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Miserable, Unhappy

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to hack

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  • cut, chop

- Cut with hough, heavy blows

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baffled

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Confused

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to smudge

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Make a dirty mark

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vicious

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cruel & agressive

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tinkle

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Light, high ringing sound

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Scramble

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Move quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one’s hands as well as one’s feet

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mimic

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copy in a funny way what somebody does, the way sbd speaks

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a gale of hysteria

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To sound of people laughing uncontrollably

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twitch

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Make a sudden, small movement without meaning to

88
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Draw oneself up

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stand up to one’s full

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obscurley

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For a reason that was difficult to identify

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a snub

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an insult

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apprehensive

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anxious, worried, uneasy

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disillusioned

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disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed:

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elated

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thrilled, delighted, very happy

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accessible

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available, usable

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apprehensive

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afraid, concerned, suspicious

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back down

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give up

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by and large

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1 altogether
2 generally
3 usually

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categorically

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trully, exactly

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disenchanted

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let down

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disillusioned

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disappointed

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disoriented

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lost

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for the time being

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1 during

2 meanwhile

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gravely

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deaply, grately

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loosely

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aproximately

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make up mind

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1 decide

2 agree

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once in a while

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occasionally

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onwards

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ahead, forward

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overwhelmed

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affected, beaten

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paradoxically

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conflicting

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partial

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incomplete

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perplexed

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confused, bewildered

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petrified

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1 hardened

2 terrified

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promptly

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immediately

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recollection

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remembrance, memory

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remorseful

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guilty, ashamed

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resolutely

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bravely, decisivly

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supposedly

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seemingly

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swiftly

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quickly

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tense

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under pressure

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thereby

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by that

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thus

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so

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time after time

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over and over

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trait

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characteristic

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traumatic

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frightening

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utight

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nervous

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absent-minded

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tending to forget things or to not notice things

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action-packed

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full of activity and excitment

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all time

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for now and forever

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buff

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sandy color

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cold-blooded

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cruel or callous

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covet

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desire strongly

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edgy

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nervous

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escapism

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avoidance

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exhilarate

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make very happy

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far-fetched

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hard to believe

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get into something

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absorb, get

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get down

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descend, to bring down

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gripping

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Jagged, opp. Of dull

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gross

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large, fat

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hair-rising

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breathtaking

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hearth-throb

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sweethearth

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maroon

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abandon

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light-hearthed

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carefree, untroubled

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resent

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be angry about

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sequel

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conclusion

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third rate

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miserable

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wacky

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acting crazy

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Time after time

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Repeatedly

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At the time

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Then

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For the time being

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For now

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Any moment now

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Very soon

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The whole time

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All the time

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Endless

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Never ending

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Once in a while

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Occasionally

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Not for a moment

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?

156
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At once

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Immediately

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In the end

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Finally

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Ungracious

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Lacking charm and good taste

159
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Scramble

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Move quickly and with difficulty using hands to help