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Useful

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~ Useless

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Powerful

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~ Powerless

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Fearful

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~ Fearless

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Harmful

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~ Harmless

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Careful

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~ Careless

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Meaningful

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~ Meaningless

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Thoughtful (adj)

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~ Thoughtless

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Hopeful

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~ Hopeless

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Dressed up

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Appropriate

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Weird

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=strange,unusual

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Furious

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Blame

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Miserable

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Supportive

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Speculate

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Thoughtlessness (n)

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Justifiable

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Justify(V)

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Nonesense

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=Jibberish

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Mend

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=fix, heal,repair
V: 1. to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing
2. to repair something that is broken or not working
3. to end a quarrel or difficult situation by dealing with the problem that is causing it
4. if a broken bone mends, it becomes whole again

N: a place in something where it has been repaired

• be on the mend, mend your ways, mend fences

• I called a service engineer in to mend the lift.

• تعمیر کردن، بهبودی یافتن

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Aeroplane (n)
(British)

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=airplane
1. a flying vehicle with wings and at least one engine

• get on an aeroplane, get in an aeroplane, get off an aeroplane, on/in an aeroplane, by aeroplane

• هواپیما

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Scandal (n)

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  1. an event in which someone, especially someone important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people
  2. talk about dishonest or immoral things that famous or important people are believed to have done

• cause a scandal, be in a S, uncover a S, a S erupts, a big/major/financial/political/corruption/sex/public S, the worst S, a hint of S, S broke

• The newspapers only seem interested in gossip and scandal. , the worst spy scandal in US history. , In the last days of 1990 a new scandal broke.

• جار و جنجال، رسوایی

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Sympathy (n)

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Sympathetic(adj)
Sympathize(V)
Sympathetically(adv)

  1. the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation
  2. belief in or support for a plan, idea, or action, especially a political one
  3. a feeling that you understand someone because you are similar to them

• sympathy with/for, have/feel sympathy, express your S, deserve S, play on sb’s S, expect S, deep/great S, a message/letter of a S, you have my S, my/our S goes out to somebody

•You might feel sympathy with her action and offer verbal or actual support.

• دلسوزی، توافق

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Veranda (n)

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=porch
1. an open area with a floor and a roof that is attached to the side of a house at ground level

• ایوان

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Vicar (n)

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  1. a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church in a particular area

• کشیش محل

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Typewritten

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Anonymous

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Stylish

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Accuse (V)

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(n) the accused, accuser
(adj) accusing
(adv) accusingly

  1. to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad

• accuse sh of doing sth

• متهم کردن

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Recover

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Nearby

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Unable

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Servant

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Prior

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Humorless

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Unpleasant

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Madly

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Suppose

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Arranged

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Examine

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Eventually

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Although

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Fairly

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Involved

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Bird’s Beak

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Perhaps

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Receive

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Nod

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Gasp

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Probability

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~ improbability

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illustrates

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=shows

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Skeptical

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=cynical

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Telepathy

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Accidental

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Mysterious

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Tidy

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~untidy

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Stockings

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Struck

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Daffodil

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Leant

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Bent

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Messrs

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Governess

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Appeal

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Pavement

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Floating

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Delight

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Fortunate

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Extraordinary

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Tenant

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Remain

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Doubtful

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Abduction(n)

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Disappearance (n)

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Disappear (v)

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Discovery (n)

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Escape (n)

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Explosion (n)

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Theft (n)

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Claime

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Vanish

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  1. Suicide
  2. Homocide
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Spaceship

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Unfamiliar

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Sphinx

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Infinite

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Length

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Survival

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Reveal

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Chamber

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Fellow

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Fellow

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Pair

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Sensible

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Allowance

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Roughly

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Recall

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Vague

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Magpie

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Prominent

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Contract

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Stump

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Handful

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Superior

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Perspective

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Remind

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Remind

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Remind

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Remind

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Diagnosed

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Aware

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Sincere

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Perceive

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Race

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Profession

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Perspective

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= a point of view, outlook, frame of reference, standpoint

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Catch up with

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Look up to

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Come up with

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Get along with

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Keep up with

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Get away with

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Put up with

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Take care of

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Look forward to

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Pole

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Discord

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Restlessness

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Plenty

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Adultery

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Purely

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Inquest

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Swallow

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Trunk

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Tusk

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Spear

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Fan

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Distract

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Pitch

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Defeatful

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Be beat

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Had scored

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Foul

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Hear about
Dream about
Forget about
Worry about

Rely on
Decide on
Depend on
Plan on

Believe in
Participate in

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Participate

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= take part

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Depend

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Decide

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Decisive (adj)

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Worrying- Worried (adj)

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Rely

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Reliable (adj)

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Assume

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Artificial

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Hypothesize

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Perception

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In advance

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High opinion

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Down-to-earth

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Life-like

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Impression

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Homestay foreign

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Fill in

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Recruit

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Accept / Reject a job offer
Apply for a job
Format a résumé
Prepare for an interview
Print an email
Proofread a résumé
Provide references
Research a job
Send a thank-you note
Translate a letter

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Proofread

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=revise

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Provide

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Set a goal:
Be financially independent
Do volunteer work
Have a big wedding
Live in the countryside
Prepare for my exams
Study abroad (overseas)
Work as a journalist
Write travel books

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Planning ahead

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= planning in advance
~ play by ears

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Accomplish

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Raise money

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Charity

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Concern

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Combine

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Commute

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Maintain

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Avoid

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Store

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Limit

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Discard

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Conserve

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Purchase

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Identify

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Dump

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Land/water/air pollution

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Ice berg

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(polar iceberg)

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Fetch

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Flood

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Greenhouse effect

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Run over

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Sand storm

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Resort

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Provide

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Controversy

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Littering

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Eco-tourism

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Disturb

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Tap water
Bottled water

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Bicycling
Camping
Hiking
Kayaking
Snorkeling
Viewing Wildlife

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Awareness

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Reduce

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Community Improvements:

Beautiful project
Community garden
Employment center
Health Clinic
Neighborhood watch
Public library
Recreation center
Recycling center

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Mysticism

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Intend

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Getting involved

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State

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Live in harmony

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Consumerism

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Capitalism

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Corruption

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Awareness

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Impact

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Remarkable

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A sense of (community, accomplishment, humor…)

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Countless

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= Hundreds of thousands of people

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Leadership

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Have mastered

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Through

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Initiate

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Entirely

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Spread to

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Instruction

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Go through

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Chemotherapy

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Vomit

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Faint

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Infectious

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Spread

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Stoic

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Unflappable

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