French Flashcards

Question

# Give me some good English for: plusieurs fois centenaire

Answer 1

hundreds of years, centuries, goes back many

Answer 2

something to, food for,

Answer 3

developed, understood,

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additional measures, supporting

Answer 5

get carried away, over do it, lay it on thick, overstress overstate

Answer 6

reduce the scope, impact,

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tower of Babel, cacophony,

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have, retain, offer, be, give rise to, entail

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eye for an eye, retaliation, lex talionis

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the haves and the have nots

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to look at

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means, way, driver,

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compliance,

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understanding, arrangement,

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put on the table, draft, plan,

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executioners

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parasites and fungi/ae

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permanent, perpetual, fixed,

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distrust, reticence, mistrust, lack of trust, confidence,

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cavalcade, barrage, salvo,

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mixed up, confused, jumbled, entangled

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handle, tackle, deal with

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strongly recommend, prescribe, urge,

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standard bearers, sycophants, acolytes

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take, seize, grab, seize, capture, grasp

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make more attractive, add value, improve, make better, recover value

Answer 27

quixotic, utopic, illusion, visionary, impossible

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the fate of the euro

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finding, grope, stumble

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attributable, imputable, assignable, ascribable,

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fellow countrymen, compatriot

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surge, swell, torrent

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decide, divide, resolve

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arouse, generate, bring, create, raise

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doomed, fated, threatened

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clear, lucid, clear sighted

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Lure, bait, decoy

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stop completely, crush,

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supposedly,

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shouted, cried, said

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branches, industry, area, division, etc.

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create, build, put up

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gauge, monitor, assess

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over shadow,

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disintegration, break down,

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needy, poor, have no scope, exposed, without resources

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fill to the limits

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be more powerful, influential,

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tax havens

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make a mistake, set to one side, misunderstand

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give equal, treated equally,

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output, prospects, exit,

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judicious balance, careful balance

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senior, leadership, higher

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Favouritism, cronyism, pork barrelling, preferential treatment

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feed into, fuel, serve as

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to encroach, impinge, infringe,

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fruitful, positive, fertile

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oath taking

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disputes, cases, litigation,

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put into jeopardy, precarity, precarious

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untenable, unsustainable, unbearable

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regarding as an object

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chairman's report

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impose, force, enforce, tax, levy, coerce, bind,

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make employees pay

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boost, thrust, new momentum, impetus

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beware, keep an eye on

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dwell, harp on, rehash

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Cast a shadow, into mourning, bereave,

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complete destruction,

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flowering, blooming, blossoming

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heirless, unused, disuse, dilapidation

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idiots, hawks, nozzles

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outbreak, area of infection

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riposte, retort, response

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step forward, all hands on deck, stand up, get to work,

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vessels, stars, celebrities

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fine gravel

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anathema, reviled, bane

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ugly memories, heinous

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high net immigration

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implacable, inevitable, intransigent, relentless, inexorable

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Take precedence over, overshadow, come before, priority

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elusive, beyond reach, unachievable

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dedication,

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of course, obviously, surely

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Slot machines

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brazen, outrageous, blatant

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sweep, brush, reject

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make it clear, clarify, know,

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mission, body, group

Answer 93

regenerate, revive, rejuvenation,

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open minded, free of hang-ups, revealing

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background, backdrop, bottom,

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social mobility, lift,

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failed to respect their commitments,

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apart from, beside, with the exception of

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cover up, brush under the carpet, ignore

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the sooner... the better

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incomplete, unfinished

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European integration

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restoration, reestablishment, recovery,

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social status

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well meaning, conformist, conservative, traditional

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pile on the pressure

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reification, embody, typify, objectify

Answer 108

impulsion, run up, push, caprice,

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deform, change, transform,

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follow on from, along the same lines

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I welcome this, I'm glad about that, delighted, pleased

Answer 112

monopoly rents

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mitigate, stem, contain, halt the spread,

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deny, disprove, set aside,

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promulgate, issue, lay down,

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enslavement, subjugation,

Answer 117

brick and mortar

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as, under the code,

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obstacle, hindrance, impediment

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brutality, cruelty, inhumanity, uncivilised

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as a whole, all,

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belong together, always connected, indivisible,

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recommend, prescribe, urge,

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filled to the brim, bursting at the seams

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step, realisation, seize, flesh out,

Answer 126

crushing, stomping,

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under the auspices of

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Alone in thinking

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business as usual, as if nothing had happened,

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pork barrelling

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formidable, daunting, dreadful

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shadow government

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beauty queen

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break the bank

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shoot it out, deal with, grind an axe

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pretty, quite, moderately

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cap, threshold, plateau

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revenge, vengeance, retribution, retaliation,

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to summarise, analyse, take stock

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in vain, without result,

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CIS Commonwealth of Independent States

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seek to, aim to, intend to

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re-establish, recover, return to,

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suffer, incur, endure, sustain, undergo

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to fall in love with, loving

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prodigy, wonder, marvel

Answer 147

smoke and mirrors, a front, distraction

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senior management, leadership, upper mgmt.

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in the wake of, in the melee

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with great difficulty, painstakingly, laboriously

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denominated in foreign currency

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break, break away, division, separation,

Answer 153

Wrong in so quickly thinking one was right

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become effective, make reality, make happen, practical reality,

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dally, play games, not take seriously

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set the scene, describe, give the context

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stand in the way of, preclude, exclude, prevent, rule out

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editor's note

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Once bitten twice shy, burnt fingers,

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requirement for reciprocity

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rearrange, regroup, subscribe, on board, join, join in

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pleasant, sociable, cordial, friendly, compatible, welcoming, espirit de corps, fellow ship

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demonstrations, protests, strikes,

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disapprove, reject, denounce

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mission, vocation,

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enforceable, appropriate, suitable

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key, legend, starting point, interpreting

Answer 168

prosecution case, indictment, closing arguments,

Answer 169

prefectural decree

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moribund, declining, dying, decadant, in terminal decline

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fundamental principles and rights at work

Answer 172

lure, bait, greed

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keep its focus, maintain this role

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draw upon, avail of, use

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mounds, piles,

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reception centres

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timber, sawn wood, lumber

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arbitrary, summary, peremptory

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mount, slab, stand

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he we go again, once again,

Answer 181

Overestimated, unfounded worries,

Answer 182

outlaw war

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happen, prevail, take place, develop

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apprehend, grasp, track down, deal with,

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similar, the same goes for

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full bodied, vigourous,

Answer 187

debate, coverage, attention

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In one’s prime,

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binding, mandatory, statutory,

Answer 190

claim, demand, cry for, call for

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falter, teeter, waver

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evoke, raise, touch upon, invoke, mention, talk about

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preliminary issues, prejudicial,

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defray, waive, cover, pay, help with, disburse

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blunders, problems,

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interlock, fit together, tie in

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establishment, introduction, application

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intense, strong, cutthroat

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heavily, with a vengeance, frenetically,

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fools rush in, forge ahead, march on, slippery slope

Answer 201

Stir up trouble, controversy, sow havoc, mayhem, chaos

Answer 202

other side to the coin

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generate, create, bring,

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consideration, reflection, thought, brainstorming, comment, thought provoking

Answer 205

concluding observations

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amend, mend their ways

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asset, plus, trump card

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astonishing, breathtaking, staggering

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bogus, phoney,

Answer 210

recovery, rescue, conciliation

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France, French citizens

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burdensome, costly, expensive, backbreaking, labourious, arduous

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resounding, forcefully, emphatically

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inseparable, indivisible

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the scornful authority of the govt.

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term limits

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Where the problem lies, shoes pinches, the rub

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prevail, primary consideration, invoke, take precedence

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opening, rear window, seat

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create opposition,

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contingents, quotas,

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opening, opening up

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edifying, dictating, issuing,

Answer 224

call for, plead, plea

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Possess the necessary qualifications,

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thus, this way, so,

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subject to, make them undergo, put through

Answer 228

limited liability clauses

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occupied by, engaged in, busy, working

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winners and losers

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appear suddenly,

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lift, waive, suspend,

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ward off, stave off, calm,

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posted workers,

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Russian State Duma

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when it comes to, where ... is concerned,

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brag, boast, flaunt, grandstand

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doing nothing, standing still, inertia,

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trip, voyage, path,

Answer 240

agreements, cartels, antitrust

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being right, with good reason, entitled

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question, undermine, consider, prejudice,

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Waive, give up, abandon, renounce, decline, back out,

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abolish, scrap, abrogation,

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sniff, smell, inhale,

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overtake, overflow, timeout

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without indication, with no

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caution, prudence

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withdrawals, renunciations, surrenders, abstentions

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no doubt, sure thing,

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strong, visible, assertive,

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belated inspiration

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take precedence, priority, prevail

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physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, couch potatoes,

Answer 255

centuries old

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crop up, rear its head,

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arouse, incite, tensions, passions, hot under the collar

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brave, defy, accept the risks

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Promise made, debt unpaid

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pointed at, accused, blamed,

Answer 261

efforts, process, initiative, measures

Answer 262

be, prove,

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rubber stamp, endorse

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Their own fault

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influence, exposure, spread

Answer 266

allotment, assignment, reserve

Answer 267

screen, windscreen, smokescreen

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spot, recognize, identify,

Answer 269

grotesque, ludicrous,

Answer 270

called up, conscripts, drafted,

Answer 271

leading, lead institution

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areas, regions, lands

Answer 273

economic management

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prudential supervision

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shortened, reduced,

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huge, marvellous, windfall,

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give a human face,

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centre, banks, market place

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fulfilment, achievement,

Answer 280

psychological drama

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hillsides, slopes,

Answer 282

show impatience,

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undermine, under cut, abate, limit

Answer 284

reproach, blame, accuse, criticise,

Answer 285

wind up, close, shut up shop

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cause, entail, bring about, lead to, result in

Answer 287

formidable,

Answer 288

crushing, debilitating

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in keeping with

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Glimmer of hope

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interconnected, closer, globalised,

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nonsense, absurdity, opposite, against, on the wrong lines

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make headlines, make the news, media attention

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shrivelled, dried, burned,

Answer 295

supreme audit institutions

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seamlessly, in other news

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therefore, as such, thus, it follows,

Answer 298

restraint, control,

Answer 299

address, review, embrace,

Answer 300

engage, set off, start, switch on

Answer 301

survival, longevity, long life, sustainability

Answer 302

terrifying, horrible, unpleasant, horrendous,

Answer 303

spread, array, display

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the workings, events, affairs

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states that, reads as follows,

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appropriateness, rationality, merits

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stand up for, actively seek, agitation, advocate

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open, pending

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Strangely certain detachment

Answer 310

short sell

Answer 311

to the brink, in danger of, next to,

Answer 312

break, smash, reduce to small pieces

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feel, sense, experience

Answer 314

obstacle, trap

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prescient, omen, premonitory, foresighted,

Answer 316

bearer shares,

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underprivileged, have nots

Answer 318

awake, arouse, rouse

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strike a critical note, voice criticism, take a critical line

Answer 320

disburse, spend, pay

Answer 321

hopes, expectations,

Answer 322

laid down, contained, set out,

Answer 323

interest, impatience, fixation, hang up, need, urge, fever

Answer 324

dialogue, conciliation, consultations

Answer 325

ulterior motive, hidden agenda

Answer 326

stake, mark, pave, the route

Answer 327

members, acceding parties, parties up taking,

Answer 328

wash, eddies, disturbances, backwaters

Answer 329

hopelessly behind, impossible to catch up

Answer 330

that doesn't mean, not to say,

Answer 331

happy, glad, cheerful, welcome

Answer 332

by acclamation

Answer 333

unfair competition

Answer 334

switch, points (railway)

Answer 335

bound, bonded, united

Answer 336

rife, common, common occurence,

Answer 337

main, principle

Answer 338

currencies

Answer 339

clusters, gatherings,

Answer 340

considerable, prominent, high profile,

Answer 341

set in motion, catalyse, throw the switch

Answer 342

significant, extensive, substantial, notable

Answer 343

overrun by,

Answer 344

vagaries, instability, hazards

Answer 345

practical proposals, definite, specific,

Answer 346

identify, generate, offer, make

Answer 347

more than, couldn’t more than

Answer 348

food for thought, things to think about, expectations

Answer 349

regroup, gather, recover, return

Answer 350

vote, this trust, token

Answer 351

empowerment, emancipation,

Answer 352

clearness, clarity, transparency

Answer 353

dove tail, fit snugly, be in perfect line with

Answer 354

feed, replenish

Answer 355

degrading living conditions,

Answer 356

constantly, continually, keep on

Answer 357

refrain, chant,

Answer 358

mechanism, stabilizers

Answer 359

test, screen

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potentate, in a position of supreme power,

Answer 361

levels, formats, aspects

Answer 362

greater, more, enhanced,

Answer 363

rounded, curved

Answer 364

outstrip, get ahead,

Answer 365

be issued by,

Answer 366

break up, dislocate, dismantle

Answer 367

take pride, delight,

Answer 368

tank, vat, tub

Answer 369

responsive

Answer 370

this is what

Answer 371

drifting, losing, extension

Answer 372

incentives,

Answer 373

welcome, applaud, praise

Answer 374

enshrined, agree, pass, approve

Answer 375

prominence, paramount, pre-eminence, over, rule

Answer 376

involvement, implication, participation

Answer 377

tinkerer, DIY enthusiast

Answer 378

foresee, provide for, forecast,

Answer 379

commodification,

Answer 380

at the outset, from day one, before anything else

Answer 381

as such, therefore, in that capacity,

Answer 382

in their homes

Answer 383

offshoot, son, offspring, product of,

Answer 384

it goes without saying,

Answer 385

headquarters

Answer 386

connecting rods

Answer 387

have a vision, bring, share, possess

Answer 388

wounded generation

Answer 389

rule of law

Answer 390

heterodox, unorthodox, dissident

Answer 391

the opposite, wrong direction, against the current

Answer 392

weather the storm

Answer 393

hinder, undermine, add cost,

Answer 394

call for, wish for, seek

Answer 395

rentier economies

Answer 396

propelled forward, forth

Answer 397

run rampant, rule, ravage, rip through

Answer 398

on the back of, driven by, under the impetus

Answer 399

tight lipped,

Answer 400

advocate, promote, call for, recommend, prescribe, urge,

Answer 401

legislate, enact

Answer 402

Find something worthwhile, have something in it for

Answer 403

free trade

Answer 404

the second largest recipient of, host, most popular destination

Answer 405

accession, arrival, emergence

Answer 406

in the limelight, much attention

Answer 407

reaffirmed, renewed, reassertion

Answer 408

toast, raise glasses

Answer 409

impose, apply, warrant,

Answer 410

front row seats, ringside, spitting distance, stones throw, earshot, close range

Answer 411

through completing, by, in, finalizing, ending

Answer 412

through, by, via

Answer 413

focal points, clusters,

Answer 414

through repetition, by dint of,

Answer 415

surrendering, relenting, yielding, conceding

Answer 416

disturbances, upsets, disruptions

Answer 417

vivacious, quickwitted, bright

Answer 418

everything is there, hangs in place, connected,

Answer 419

destitution, poverty,

Answer 420

determination, tenacity, perseverence,

Answer 421

renewal, rollover, reinstate

Answer 422

smudge, off cut, excessive force, collateral damage

Answer 423

modernisation, upgrade, modernise

Answer 424

without hesitation,

Answer 425

holocaust,

Answer 426

attest, swear an oath

Answer 427

expenditure, expenses, costs

Answer 428

distortions of competition

Answer 429

rider, amendment, endorsement,

Answer 430

inauguration

Answer 431

blow out of proportion,

Answer 432

range, wide, spread, spectrum, string, list

Answer 433

dried, drained,

Answer 434

absolutely necessary, vital, crucial

Answer 435

as a result of, the product of, emerge from

Answer 436

using, through, by,

Answer 437

put on equal footing, equate,

Answer 438

thundering,

Answer 439

Complete, finish, top off, finalise, achieve

Answer 440

array, range, variety

Answer 441

be removed from, escape, avoid,

Answer 442

contributions, levies, charges,

Answer 443

quash, choke, stifle, smother

Answer 444

no longer an issue

Answer 445

rostrum, forum, stand

Answer 446

as, as far as, to the extent, in so much as

Answer 447

in order to shorten, to shorten

Answer 448

court of last instance, highest authority, final jurisdiction

Answer 449

skid, slip, slippage, slide, slip up

Answer 450

estimate, evaluate, appraise

Answer 451

designed that way

Answer 452

involving, active commitment, imply

Answer 453

Be echoed, received, impact

Answer 454

russian doll system of holding companies

Answer 455

come to the surface

Answer 456

happiness, joy

Answer 457

rule of law

Answer 458

levers, triggers, instruments,

Answer 459

ban, prohibition, forbid,

Answer 460

secret ballot

Answer 461

credentials

Answer 462

reference points, markers, benchmarks, bearings,

Answer 463

hitch, harness, couple, yoke, get on with, get to work

Answer 464

statutory, prescriptive, regulatory

Answer 465

legal certainty

Answer 466

assert, exercise, state, demand, promote, enhance, emphasise, bring to the fore, impose

Answer 467

standard, flag

Answer 468

eruption, breakout, upsurge

Answer 469

free up, access,

Answer 470

stand by, reach out, show solidarity, stand behind

Answer 471

belittle, derogate, disparage, temporary waiver

Answer 472

Tiptoe away

Answer 473

referral, address, seize

Answer 474

loss of turnover, penalties, shortfalls, forgone earnings,

Answer 475

accomplishments, acquired, achievements, attainments

Answer 476

local authorities, regional bodies,

Answer 477

blinders, blinkers, narrow focus

Answer 478

unfinished, incomplete

Answer 479

the odds are

Answer 480

equal opportunities,

Answer 481

written in stone, carved in

Answer 482

direction, records, filings, information

Answer 483

find itself, be thrown into the middle of, chaos, thrust, very serious

Answer 484

give birth to, create, give rise to

Answer 485

deleveraging

Answer 486

meet, answer, reciprocate, handle,

Answer 487

resources to address, respond, reply, counter

Answer 488

milestone, landmark, signpost

Answer 489

paltry, ridiculous, pathetic, mere

Answer 490

dismissal, referral, to go, return

Answer 491

adequacy, suitability, match, adherence, relevance

Answer 492

responsible for

Answer 493

grape harvest

Answer 494

big names, big wigs, strongest voices

Answer 495

forward looking, proactive,

Answer 496

incurred losses

Answer 497

convoluted

Answer 498

political...

Answer 499

determination, resolve, tenacity,

Answer 500

bring to the light

Answer 501

sladerous, untrue

Answer 502

letters rogatory

Answer 503

integration, unification, building,

Answer 504

raven, whistleblower

Answer 505

from beginning to end, from nothing

Answer 506

downgrading, decommissioning,

Answer 507

dump, tip,

Answer 508

hard right

Answer 509

lifetime, lifespan, life, shelf life,

Answer 510

mischievous, roguish,

Answer 511

references, allusions, remarks,

Answer 512

trample on, show as useless, expose

Answer 513

red herring, false line of reasoning,

Answer 514

left handed

Answer 515

chivalrous, gentleman,

Answer 516

fratricidal wars

Answer 517

it has however, nonetheless,

Answer 518

it is, however,

Answer 519

worry, bother, fears, misgivings, upset,

Answer 520

referral to the court, prosecution, litigiousness,

Answer 521

men, males,

Answer 522

cumbersome, unwieldy, colossal, unmanageable,

Answer 523

marauders,

Answer 524

scrap, discard,

Answer 525

defeated, overcome,

Answer 526

crossroads, critical moment, pivotal time

Answer 527

raid, search

Answer 528

distinguished, prominent, persons, individuals,

Answer 529

stable presidency

Answer 530

by, issued, made,

Answer 531

policy proposals,

Answer 532

row, line,

Answer 533

handle, fence

Answer 534

reclaim, recapture, regain

Answer 535

settle, resolve, settlement, dispute,

Answer 536

secure, guaranteed income, licence to print money,

Answer 537

manage to gain acceptance, force, put in place

Answer 538

adequate, necessary, essential, vital,

Answer 539

tackle, deal with, handle, get down to

Answer 540

lead poisoning

Answer 541

not forthcoming, be some way off, no sign of,

Answer 542

command respect, enforce, be treated with respect

Answer 543

be proud of, boast,

Answer 544

age old, timeless, perpetual,

Answer 545

European external action service

Answer 546

surge, spurt,

Answer 547

surcot, over tunic

Answer 548

jump, start,

Answer 549

peer pressure, review, monitoring, supervision,

Answer 550

Hold the road, stick to the plan, conform

Answer 551

flawed, rushed, shoddy

Answer 552

asset, given fact, something settled

Answer 553

jacks, servants,

Answer 554

yalta conference, Crimea conference,

Answer 555

Apocryphal, cryptic, secret, obscure, dubious

Answer 556

resign, give in, abrogate, forfeit,

Answer 557

labelled, called,

Answer 558

astonished, astounded,

Answer 559

uncompromising, unyielding, adamant

Answer 560

government bonds

Answer 561

pipe dream, dream, willothewhisp

Answer 562

stuck, stranded, trapped,

Answer 563

search, verify, inspect, use,

Answer 564

widely, abundantly

Answer 565

confuse, bewilder,

Answer 566

markets in financial instruments directive

Answer 567

fired up, scolded, burned,

Answer 568

bogus accounting, creative accounting, accounting tricks

Answer 569

rush, hurried, quickly, expedite,

Answer 570

in succession, all at once, burst, gust,

Answer 571

Gear, enmesh, bite,

Answer 572

counteract, fence in, stall

Answer 573

agreement, understanding,

Answer 574

join the dance

Answer 575

outline, sketch,

Answer 576

failing state

Answer 577

first offence

Answer 578

Official, authorized, legal, a priori

Answer 579

almost died

Answer 580

smell out a good deal, sure deal,

Answer 581

Stealth, surreptitious, short, covert

Answer 582

mess, underhand dealings, recklessness,

Answer 583

Gouaches (opaque water colours)

Answer 584

White elephant, bottomless pit, money pit

Answer 585

heart transplant

Answer 586

wince, make a wry face,

Answer 587

humiliation, affronted, embarrassment, defeat, disgrace

Answer 588

unleashed, released, dropped,

Answer 589

euphoria, exhilaration,

Answer 590

proactive measures

Answer 591

technocratic monster

Answer 592

taunt, mockery

Answer 593

corporate bonds

Answer 594

punish, speak out, rule, judge

Answer 595

top heavy, exaggerated, plentiful

Answer 596

bitterness, rancour, spite,

Answer 597

Concealment, handling, trafficking

Answer 598

rebound, impact,

Answer 599

unwilling, reluctant, unenthusiastic, hesitant, recalcitrant,

Answer 600

isolationism

Answer 601

North Rhine Westphalia

Answer 602

lower salary

Answer 603

rescue, bail out, save

Answer 604

amazement, dismay, astonishment, staggering

Answer 605

trickery, decrypt, deception, hoax,

Answer 606

reference rate

Answer 607

get out of hand, go wrong, out of control

Answer 608

foibles, imperfections

Answer 609

insult, affront, offense, slap in the face, slur

Answer 610

killing, final blow, bring to knees,

Answer 611

peak, pinnacle, heyday

Answer 612

killing, final blow, bring to knees,

Answer 613

peak, pinnacle, heyday

Answer 614

disappear, evaporate, vanish

Answer 615

packed, full, crowded

Answer 616

new order, change, shake up

Answer 617

quip, joke,

Answer 618

upstage, one upmanship

Answer 619

as they say

Answer 620

be assertive,

Answer 621

Two faced, scorning some, wooing others

Answer 622

however, unfortunately

Answer 623

Stability facility

Answer 624

silver iodide

Answer 625

but that is not to say, this doesn’t mean

Answer 626

gathered family

Answer 627

world trade talks round, round of trade negotiations,

Answer 628

accompanied by, entail, used, have

Answer 629

acknowledge, recognise, manifest,

Answer 630

rules and disciplines

Answer 631

open trade

Answer 632

tariffs and duties

Answer 633

duties paid

Answer 634

extend, prolong, renew

Answer 635

composure, calm, cool

Answer 636

full capacity, full power, up and running

Answer 637

understand, define, delineate, mark out,

Answer 638

achieve, establish, hammer out, reach

Answer 639

those that were...

Answer 640

discount, second rate,

Answer 641

it would be a shame if, to

Answer 642

it would be making a mistake if, to

Answer 643

reference point, benchmark, landmark, terms

Answer 644

court disaster, lead to failure, tempt fate

Answer 645

show, display, manifest, demonstrate

Answer 646

noted, pointed out, said

Answer 647

strong, robust,

Answer 648

classified, ranks, is, belongs amongst

Answer 649

activity, zeal, energy, vitality, oomph

Answer 650

to be at a stage of progress

Answer 651

Restlessness and whispers