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1
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very ordinary and therefore not interesting

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mundane

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to reduce the speed that a vehicle is travelling at

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decelerate

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3
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to rain heavily

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bucket down/pelt down/rain torrentially

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wet, partly melted falling snow

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sleet

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rain in very small, light drops

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drizzle

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small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain

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hail

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producing a great number or amount of something

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prolific

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extremely eager or interested

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avid

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very eager for something, especially a lot of food

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voracious

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If something … other things, it has a lot of them

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abound in/with something

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11
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causing harm or damage

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detrimental/deleterious/devastating/destructive/pernicious/calamitous

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12
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extremely bad or unsuccessful

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disastrous

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13
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central and important

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pivotal/salient

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14
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to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough

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graze

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15
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relax

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unwind/wind down/ let your hair down/ to put your feet up

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confused

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bamboozled/ baffled/ perplexed/ puzzled/ flabbergasted/ discombobulated/ nonplussed/ mystified/ bemused/ bewildered

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17
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to confuse someone

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befuddle

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18
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to present a difficult problem, to be problematic or testing

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pose a challenge

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To accept or attempt some particular test, fight, contest, etc., or answer an invitation or call to such.

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take up the challenge

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they act in response to a difficult situation which is new to them and are successful

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rise to the challenge

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to start something new or important

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embark on/upon something

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22
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a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold

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commodity

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to fall quickly and without control/to fall a lot in value in a short time

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tumble

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24
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existing in a particular place or at a particular time, constant, vast

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prevailing

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25
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to fall very quickly and suddenly

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plummet

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26
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to go down to a lower level

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dip

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27
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to fall or to allow something to fall

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drop

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28
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in a way that is too general and that has not been carefully thought about

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sweepingly

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29
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to search in order to find a thing or information

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delve into something

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30
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violent or angry disagreement

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strife

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31
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a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army

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coup

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a friend, or a person who works for someone in authority, especially one who is willing to give and receive dishonest help

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crony

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33
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to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing

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combat

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34
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having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting

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stringent

35
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having good moral qualities and behaviour

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virtuous

36
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(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail

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robust

37
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likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason

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fickle

38
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very successful

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roaring/ resounding/ spectacular/ triumphant/ outstanding

39
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surprisingly sudden or great

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runaway/ overnight/ instant/ immediate

40
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uncover

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disclose/divulge

41
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to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem

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make a mountain out of a molehill

42
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very serious or extreme (poverty)

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dire/ grinding/ abject/ tremendous

43
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suffering from the effects of being extremely poor

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poverty-stricken/ impoverished/ penniless/ broke/ indigent/ destitute/ impecunious

44
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to slowly reduce or destroy something

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erode

45
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a doctor who provides general medical treatment for people who live in a particular area

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general practitioner

46
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overthrow

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topple/ oust

47
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to make something happen sooner or more quickly

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hasten

48
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chaos

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mayhem, havoc

49
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to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way

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wreak

50
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unaware

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incognizant/ oblivious of/to

51
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to tell someone what they must have or do, or to make a rule of something

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prescribe

52
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agree with each other

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see eye to eye on sth with sb

53
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obey, follow (the law)

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stick to/ keep to/ abide by/ comply with/ adhere

54
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break, violate (the law)

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breach/ disobey/ disrespect/ contravene/ defy

55
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illegal

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illicit

56
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to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

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refute

57
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able to be made, done, or achieved

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feasible

58
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unwilling

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reluctant/ disinclined

59
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using only a few words or lasting only a short time

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brevity

60
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to give complete freedom to; indulge freely.

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give rein to your imagination

61
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something that seems real but is not

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a figment of someone’s imagination

62
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a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal

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ransom

63
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little lies

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fibs/ stretchers/ dodges/ evasions

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big lies

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whoppers

65
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obvious, shameless lie

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bold-faced lie

66
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in a way that is intentional or shows no care about bad things that might result

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wantonly

67
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never stopping, becoming weaker, or failing

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unremitting

68
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as good as or better than all others

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second to none

69
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having a negative or harmful effect on something

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adverse

70
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to tell someone about your problems, the things that worry you, etc.

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unload

71
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moan

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whine/ whinge/ grumble

72
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take pleasure in

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derive pleasure from

73
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exhausted

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fatigued/ drained/ worn-out/ washed-out/ knackered/ weary

74
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extremely dangerous

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perilous

75
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to disagree

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to be at odds/loggerheads with

76
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money-oriented

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mercenary

77
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weak and possibly does not exist

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tenuous

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to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something

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plunge

79
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a fast and sudden fall to the ground with the front pointing down

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nosedive

80
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to move in a way that is not regular or normal, especially making sudden movements backwards or forwards or from side to side

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lurch

81
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complex

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multifaceted

82
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make ends meet

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sustain your livelihood

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