Finnish Sample Verbs Flashcards

This list has some common sample verbs. This list is not comprehensive.

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ajaa

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to drive

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alkaa

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to start, to begin

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antaa

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to give, to let, to allow

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asua

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to live in a place, to reside

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auttaa

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to help

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etsiä

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to look for, to seek

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herättää

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to wake (someone) up

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hoitaa

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to take care of

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huutaa

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to shout

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katsoa

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to look at

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kieltää

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to deny

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kiertää

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to go around

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kirjoittaa

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to write

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kysyä

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to ask

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laajentaa

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to expand

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laskea

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to count

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lukea

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to read

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lähteä

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to leave

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maksaa

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to pay, to cost

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muistaa

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to remember

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neuvoa

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to give advice

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odottaa

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to wait, to expect, to be expecting

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ostaa

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to buy

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ottaa

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to take

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paistaa

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to fry, to shine

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puhua

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to speak

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rakastaa

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to love

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rakastua

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to fall in love

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saartaa

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to shatter

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sallia

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to allow

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sanoa

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to say

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soittaa

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to call (someone on the phone), to play (an instrument)

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sortaa

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to collapse

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tietää

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to know (something)

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tuntea

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to feel

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unohtaa

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to forget

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unohtua

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to forget oneself

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vaatia

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to demand

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ymmärtää

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to understand

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juoda

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to drink

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jäädä

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to stay

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kanavoida

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to channel

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käydä

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to visit

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luennoida

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to lecture

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myydä

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to sell

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pysäköidä

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to park

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saada

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to get, to be allowed

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soida

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to ring (out)

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syödä

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to eat

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terrorisoida

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to terrorize

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tuoda

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to bring

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tupakoida

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to smoke

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uida

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to swim

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viedä

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to take

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voida

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to be able to

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hymyillä

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to smile

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julkaista

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to publish

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kiistellä

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to quarrel

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kuulla

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to hear

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kuunnella

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to listen

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kävellä

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to walk

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mennä

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to go

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nousta

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to rise

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olla [slightly irregular]

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to be

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ommella

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to sew

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opetella

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to learn

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opiskella

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to study

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panna

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to put

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pestä

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to wash

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purra

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to bite

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ratkaista

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to solve

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riidellä

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to fight

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surra

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to mourn

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suudella

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to kiss

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tapella

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to fight

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tulla

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to come, to become

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työskennellä

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to work

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avata

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to open

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erota

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to quit

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hakata

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to beat

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haluta

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to want

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herätä

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to wake up

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huomata

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to notice

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hypätä

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to jump

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hävetä

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to be ashamed

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hävitä

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to lose, to disappear

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juoruta

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to gossip

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kadota

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to disappear

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kiivetä

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to climb

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lakata

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to stop

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luvata

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to promise

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maata

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to lie (down)

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määrätä

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to determine

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osata

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to be able to

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peitota

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to thrash, to beat up

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pelata

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to play

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pelätä

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to be scared

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piffata

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to treat

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pihdata

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to skimp

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pudota

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to fall

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ruveta

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to start

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selvitä

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to become clear

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siivota

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to clean

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tarjota

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to offer, to serve

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tavata

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to play

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tilata

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to order

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todeta

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to state

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tykätä

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to like

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vastata

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to answer

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älytä

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to get something, to understand

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hallita

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to rule, to govern, to be able to

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havaita

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to perceive

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hillitä

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to restrain, to check, to control

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häiritä

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to disturb

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kyyditä

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to give someone a lift, to drive, to forcibly eject

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mainita

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to mention

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merkitä

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to mark

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palkita

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to reward, to award

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tarvita

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to need

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tulkita

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to interpret

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tuomita

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to sentence, to condemn

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valita

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to choose

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aleta

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to drop

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enetä

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to increase

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halveta

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to cheapen

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heiketä

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to deteriorate

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herjetä

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to stop

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hiljetä

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to settle down

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himmetä

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to tarnish

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ilmetä

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to manifest itself

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kalveta

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to pale

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kangeta

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kelmetä

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to become pale

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kyetä

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to be able to

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kylmetä

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laajeta

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langeta

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to indulge

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liieta

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to is associated with the

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lyhetä

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to draw in

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lähetä

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lämmetä

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noeta

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paeta

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paheta

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to grow worse

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parata

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to improve

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pehmetä

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pidetä

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to lengthen

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pienetä

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to decrease

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pimetä

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seljetä

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sietäII

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to to tolerate

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supeta

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to become narrower

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suureta

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to enlarge

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synketä

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teljetä

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tyhjetä

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to deflate

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vaaleta

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to lose color

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vaieta

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to keep silent

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vaimeta

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to fade away

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vanheta

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to grow old

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viiletä

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vähetä

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to decrease

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väljetä

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yletä

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to advance

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to drive

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to start, to begin

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to give, to let, to allow

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to live in a place, to reside

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to help

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to look for, to seek

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to wake (someone) up

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herättää

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to take care of

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to shout

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to look at

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to deny

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to go around

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to write

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kirjoittaa

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to ask

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to expand

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to count

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to read

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to leave

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to pay, to cost

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to remember

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to give advice

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to wait, to expect, to be expecting

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to buy

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to take

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to fry, to shine

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to speak

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to love

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to fall in love

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to shatter

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to allow

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to say

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to call (someone on the phone), to play (an instrument)

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to collapse

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to know (something)

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to feel

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to forget

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to forget oneself

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to demand

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to understand

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ymmärtää

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to drink

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to stay

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to channel

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to visit

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to lecture

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to sell

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to park

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pysäköidä

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to get, to be allowed

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to ring (out)

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to eat

214
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to terrorize

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terrorisoida

215
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to bring

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to smoke

217
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to swim

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to take

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to be able to

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to smile

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to publish

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to quarrel

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kiistellä

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to hear

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to listen

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to walk

226
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to go

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to rise

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to be

A

olla [slightly irregular]

229
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to sew

230
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to learn

231
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to study

232
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to put

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to wash

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to bite

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to solve

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to fight

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to mourn

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to kiss

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to fight

240
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to come, to become

241
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to work

A

työskennellä

242
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to open

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to quit

244
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to beat

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to want

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to wake up

247
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to notice

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to jump

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to be ashamed

250
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to lose, to disappear

251
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to gossip

252
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to disappear

253
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to climb

254
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to stop

255
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to promise

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to lie (down)

257
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to determine

A

määrätä

258
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to be able to

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to thrash, to beat up

260
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to play

261
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to be scared

262
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to treat

263
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to skimp

264
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to fall

265
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to start

266
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to become clear

267
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to clean

268
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to offer, to serve

269
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to play

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to order

271
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to state

272
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to like

273
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to answer

274
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to get something, to understand

275
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to rule, to govern, to be able to

276
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to perceive

277
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to restrain, to check, to control

278
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to disturb

279
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to give someone a lift, to drive, to forcibly eject

280
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to mention

281
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to mark

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to reward, to award

283
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to need

284
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to interpret

285
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to sentence, to condemn

286
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to choose

287
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to drop

288
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to increase

289
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to cheapen

290
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to deteriorate

291
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to stop

292
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to settle down

293
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to tarnish

294
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to manifest itself

295
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to pale

296
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to prize

297
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to become pale

298
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to be able to

299
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to chill

300
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to expand

301
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to indulge

302
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to is associated with the

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to draw in

304
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to send

305
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to warm

306
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to soot

307
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to escape

308
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to grow worse

309
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to improve

310
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to soften

311
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to lengthen

312
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to decrease

313
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to darken

314
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to clear

315
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to to tolerate

316
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to become narrower

317
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to enlarge

318
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to cloud

319
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to shut

320
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to deflate

321
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to lose color

322
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to keep silent

323
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to fade away

324
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to grow old

325
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to cool

326
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to decrease

327
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to dawn

328
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to advance