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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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a rebel

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insurgent

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insurgent

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a rebel

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to _______ a bomb(er)

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employ / sta znavi ha hrvatskome?

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new democracy, democracy in the beginning

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fledgling democracy

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fledgling democracy

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new democracy, democracy in the beginning

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biti razoruzan

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to be disarmed

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7
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advance vs.

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withdraw

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withdraw vs.

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advance

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arm vs.

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disarm

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civilian vs.

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military

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defeat vs.

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victory

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enemies vs.

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allies

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allies vs.

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enemies

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occupy vs.

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liberate

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liberate vs.

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occupy

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16
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release

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capture

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17
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to do something too soon

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to jump the gun

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18
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to say something shocking, unexpected

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to drop a bombshell

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19
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Decide to do something and try hard to get it

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To set your sights on something

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20
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Stopping friendly and become friends again

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To bury a hatchet

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21
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refuse to change mind

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Stick to your guns

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22
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try to unfeasible, That’s not going to ever be achieved

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Find a losing battle

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23
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Remind of something unpleasant in the past

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Open up old wounds

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24
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have no place to return, you do something that makes impossible to return to previous situation

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burn your boats/bridges

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prodrijeti

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make a breakthrough

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26
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napasti

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launch an attack

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27
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___ an attack

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launch

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28
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______ a stalemate

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break (zaustaviti situaciju u kojoj nitko ne pobjeđuje)

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29
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situation in which none could win

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stalemate

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30
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____ orders

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give

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31
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to ____ ____ resistance

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put up

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32
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opirati se

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to put up resistance

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33
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pretrpjeti gubitak

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suffer a setback

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34
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nanjesti gubitke

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inflict losses

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35
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nadoknaditi gubitke

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to call up reinforcements

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36
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to ___ ___ reinforcements

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call up

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37
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stop, potucen do nogu

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grind to halt

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38
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pobijediti

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claim victory

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39
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request, pledge

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plea

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40
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zapaliti

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to commit act of arson

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41
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arson

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crime of intentionally and maliciously setting fire to buildings, wildland areas, vehicles or other property with the intent to cause damage

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42
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protest glađu

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hunger strike

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43
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nezamjenjiv, other people cannot do without you

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indispensable

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44
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do what someone is trying to force you to do

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give in to pressure/bow to pressure

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45
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arms factory

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armament factory

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46
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cannot be hurt

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Invulnerability

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47
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shiver

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shudder

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48
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cause sbd to feel afraid

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to FAZE sbd

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49
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calm

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placid

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50
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hit violently, whip

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lashing out

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51
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apply as remedy

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administer

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52
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bodlja

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BARB

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53
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walk on

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TREAD, TROD, TRODDEN

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54
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come in large groups

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Come in DROVES

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55
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stay very close to

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hover

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56
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dangerously

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perilously

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57
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Not restrained, not tied

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Irrepressable

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58
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Hold gently in your arms or hands

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Cradle

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59
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Impossible to hold back, control -

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????

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60
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Lively

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Ebullient

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61
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aggressively, tactless

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???

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Unrestrained, neobuzdan

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Irrepressibly

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63
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Poison

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Venom

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64
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criticize, judge

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Condemn

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65
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1) a person who enjoys seeing the pain or distress of others

2) person who gains sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity

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voyeuristic

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66
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Person who likes to stalk others

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pipi Tom

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1) self-confident in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

2) strong, energetic, or irreverent

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brash

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1) isolation, detachment

2) loss or lack of sympathy; estrangement

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alienation

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69
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constantly argue

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lock horns

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70
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unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, resistant

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reluctant

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71
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be frightened/scared

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Be intimidated

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72
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compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something

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vie (vying)

“rival mobs vying for control of the liquor business”

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Conflict

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Friction

“This often led to friction between the free burghers and the tenants of the Bishop.”

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74
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Make it alright again

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To patch it up

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75
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Unnatural discussion

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Animated discussion

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76
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With heat of the moment, emotions

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Heated arguments

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77
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Strangely

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Oddly

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78
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Exhausting

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Draining

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79
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Fortune-teller

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clairvoyant

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Set goals, to decide to achieve something

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Set somebody’s sights,

“She’s set her sights on winning.”

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confusing

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baffling

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reveal, solve, resolve, puzzle out,

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unravelling

83
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recover, get well, regain one’s strength/health

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recuperate

84
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repetition

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REHASH

85
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FALI MI OVDIJE NEKOLIKO NJIH

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???

86
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____ a purpose

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SERVE

87
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strana u knjizi 59

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  1. zadatak
88
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Two meanings of word BACK

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  1. repeating “your secretary read The letter back to her boss”
  2. looking into the past “the building dates back to 1650”
89
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Two means of DOWN

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  1. Record in writing “I jotted down the phone number”

2. reducing “wait until coffee cools down”

90
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Two meanings of OFF

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  1. departing “thieves made off with 1 million in cash”

2. ending “he broke off his engagement”

91
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Two meanings of ON

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  1. continuing “my boss droned on for ages at the meeting”

2. attacking “pick on someone your own size”

92
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Two meanings of OUT

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  1. disappearing “dinosaurs died out”

2. solving, searching “I could just make out the ship on the horizon”

93
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Two meetings of OVER

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  1. visiting “let’s pop over to Jamie’s”

2. considering, examining “always look over your work before you hand it in”

94
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Two meanings of UP

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  1. approach “don’t creep up on me like that”

2. improve “I’m going to brush up my Spanish”

95
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muddled form

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confusing form

96
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1) to approach slowly, imperceptibly,

2) to move slowly with the body close to the ground

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creep (up)

97
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Continue

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Keep on

98
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Play back (put (old ideas or material) into a new form without significant change or improvement)

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Rehash

99
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Run away

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MAKE OFF

100
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shvatiti ___ a problem

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sort out

101
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Approach

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Come up to

102
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Ban, stop production…?

A

PHAZE OUT????

103
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in the period Immediately following some destructive event

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In the aftermath of

104
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Troubled, not secure or settled

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Uneasy

105
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Having the supreme power (suveren)

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Sovereign/soveran

106
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____ a decision about something

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make

107
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Eurosceptic vs.

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Europhile

108
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____ control over

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have

109
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unutranja politika

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Domestic affairs

110
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Delegate powers

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???

111
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Decision-making powers

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….

112
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Propose a new legislation

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???, zahtjevati new law(s), body of law

113
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___ a law

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pass

114
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___ an elections

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hold

115
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___ peace and stability

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deliver

116
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____ control

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exercise

117
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despair _

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OF (lose hope, give up)

118
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rebel _

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AGAINST

119
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a key _ success

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TO

120
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suspicious _

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OF

121
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cope _

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WITH ( uhvatiti se u koštac s, boriti se s)

122
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be despaired of

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lose hope of

123
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commission

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committee, board

124
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delegate

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pass on, choose, authorize

125
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law(s), body of laws, rules, regulations, acts

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legislation

126
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tangible

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touchable, real, substantial, concrete; visible, noticeable; actual,

127
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error

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lapse

128
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holes in memory

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lapses in memory

129
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a big impact

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profound effect

130
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period in teenage years when their body grows and fast rate

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growth spurt

131
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weaken

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impair

132
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moment

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spurt

133
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Very large number

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Plethora

134
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Regulate

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Control

135
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Stop

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cease

136
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Vigilant

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TO BE ALERT : watchful, observant, attentive, keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

137
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Hormonal uproar

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Hormonal upheaval

138
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Carry-OUT

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Conduct research

139
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Be born OUT

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Be verified, confirmed

140
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Revelation

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Something that was made known that was unknown before

141
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Nocturnal

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Happens at night

142
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thy hard

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Endeavor

143
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ACCUSE _

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OF

144
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ADMIT

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TO

145
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BOAST

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WITH (hvaliti se s)

146
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CONFESS

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TO

147
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INSIST

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ON

148
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CONGRATULATE

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ON

149
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INSIST

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ON

150
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BLAME

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FOR

151
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WARN

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OF

152
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THREATEN

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TO

153
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RETALIATE

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AGAINST

Take revange against sbd/sth

154
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Coalition

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The alliance for combined action

155
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Violation

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ZNAM.

156
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Suicide bombers

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Samoubilaci

157
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Troops

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Tripe

158
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Zalupiti vratima

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Slammed doors

159
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Ogranicenja do kad smijes ostat vani

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Curfew

160
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Animated debate

A

?

161
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Disrupt political meetings

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Interrupt by causing disturbance or a problem

162
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Discriminate ______ sbd

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Against

163
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In tune with (surroundings)

A

Usklađen s okolišem

164
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Fatal

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Deathly

165
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_____ fame

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Acquire

166
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Lash out

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strike out in defense or attack—physically or verbally.

167
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Tread (up) on someone

A

to walk or step on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on. Step is more common than tread.)

168
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_____ heart massage

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Administer

169
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In large numbers

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In droves

170
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Untethered

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Release or free from tether

171
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Tether

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Rope with which animal is Tied to restraint its movement

172
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Snapping

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Make a sudden, Audible bite

173
Q

Wit

A

Dosjetljiv, pametan

174
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____ my ambition

A

Fulfill

175
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Determined ton+ ___

A

Bare inf

176
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Pin my hopes ON + ____

A

Noun/gerund (to hope that something or someone will help you achieve what you want)

177
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Achieve my goal of +

A

Ing

178
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Foreseeable future

A

A

179
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Recuperate

A

Recover from illness/exhaustion

180
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___ benefits

A

Bring

181
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____ control

A

Exercise

182
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Boast with

A

Hvale to se s

183
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It’s ___ that

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Likely

184
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I can see ____ Gerund

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Myself

185
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Set my _____ on (+ noun)

A

Sights

186
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Assuming that I ____ my ambition

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fulfill

187
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If my plans _____ to nothing

A

come

188
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I’m determined to (Base form)

A

.

189
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I’ll ______ it everything I’ve got

A

give

190
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_____ my dream off G around

A

Realize

191
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I am (not) _____ my hopes on

A

pinning

192
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I may ____ towards that

A

work

193
Q

I don’t see that happening in the ______ future

A

foreseeable

194
Q

I will be in a better ____ to base form

A

position

195
Q

Enquire ____

A

About(ask for information from someone)
Or
After

196
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Threten ___

A

With

197
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_____ casualties

A

inflict

198
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recover from ilness

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recuperate

199
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to be verified, confirmed

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Be born OUT

200
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Confusing form

A

Muddled form

201
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___ control _____

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Exercise— over

202
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To be verified

A

To be born out

203
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Talk in a monotonous voice

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Drone ON

204
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vb (tr, adverb)

  1. (often foll by with) to bring to a satisfactory conclusion; complete, esp agreeably: we rounded off the evening with a brandy.
  2. to make round or less jagged
  3. Polish up
A

Round off

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