Gd6 Flashcards

1
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Was branded a liar by a

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Judge

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2
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Throw

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Out

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3
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Wipe the trademark toothy

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Grin

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4
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Shape up

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To

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5
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The court ruled in her

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Favour

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6
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On the verge of

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Collapse

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7
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Many businesses have

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Shuttered

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8
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Stubborn resilience in the face of

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Adversity

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9
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Transpire juicy details of an

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Extramarital affair

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10
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Sequel

A

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11
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Will

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Forgery

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12
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Was vindicated by

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The court

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13
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Took a heavy toll on

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Her health

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14
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Found it

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Captivating

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15
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Predicament

A

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16
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Was exonerated by the

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Court

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17
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Generous

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Philanhropist

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18
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Coach others to burn banknotes in

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Vain

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19
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Deplore

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Sb

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20
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Inclination

A

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21
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Scoff at

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Fung Shui

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22
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Fall prey

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To

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23
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Fung Shui

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Practitioner

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24
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Dust yourself

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Off

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25
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Keep at

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It

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26
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Tadpole

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27
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Personal

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Ties

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28
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Maiden

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29
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State of the Union

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Address

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30
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Public

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Sentiment

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31
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Re-establish the clout for

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Himself

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32
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Take

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Blows

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33
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Salvage his diminishing image

A

A

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34
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Find the new engines

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Of growth

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35
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Lay the infrastructure for

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The future

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36
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To spur

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Americans

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37
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Economic revamp

A

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38
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Call on people to

A

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39
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A sense of

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Crisis

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40
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Divert attention to

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Other matters

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41
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Battlefield

A

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42
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The office of the

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Ombudsman

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43
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Code on Access to

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Information

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44
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Remunerations of the

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Under Secretaries

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45
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Cold

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Front

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46
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Calamity

A

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47
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Entry

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Threshold

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48
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Fiercely

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Lashed by

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49
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Throw cold

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Water on

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50
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State-owned

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Enterprises

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51
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State

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Stagnant

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52
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Unshaven

A

A

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53
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Unkempt

A

A

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54
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Wolf down

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Rice

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55
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Fish for a cigarette

A

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56
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By the same

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Token

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57
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Bewilder

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Perplex
Baffle
Confuse

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58
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Nebulous

A

A

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59
Q

At this

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Juncture

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60
Q

Relinquish

A

A

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61
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As the

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Yardstick

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62
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Thrust

A

A

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63
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Assent to the

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Notion

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64
Q

There is no shortage of

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Evidence

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65
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Age-old

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Delicacies

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66
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Rubber-stamp

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Legislation

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67
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Tout

A

A

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68
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Euphemism

A

A

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69
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Fondness

A

A

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70
Q

Commission

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委託

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71
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Disseminate

A

A

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72
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Boast

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A

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73
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Future prospect

A

A

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74
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Put… into full

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Play

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75
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Stamp

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Out

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76
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Become an indelible

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Mark

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77
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Fabricate

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Facts

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78
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Backlash

A

A

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79
Q

The jokes have gone

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Too far

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80
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Slander

A

A

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81
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Crusaders

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82
Q

The embodiment of

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Righteousness

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83
Q

Feel indignant with

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Injustice

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84
Q

Tender

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Resignation

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85
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Uprising

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A

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86
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By-election

A

A

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87
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Constituency

A

A

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88
Q

The gauntlet has been

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Thrown down

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89
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Hatch

A

A

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90
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Enlist

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Support

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91
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Barge

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Ahead with

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92
Q

Tune up the pitch of

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Publicity

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93
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Alarmist

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Gimmick

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94
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To a tune of

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X million

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95
Q

Handle

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Rashly

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96
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Shoddiness

A

A

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97
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Smack

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Of

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98
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Whimsical

A

A

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99
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Shrewd

A

A

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100
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Maneuver

101
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Fizzle

102
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Gain

103
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Tacit

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Collaboration with

104
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Scramble for

105
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Yearn for

106
Q

Far-reaching

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Connotation

107
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Stalement

108
Q

Deploy the

109
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Conduct

110
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Call off

111
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Deter whimsical

112
Q

The advantages are

A

Two-pronged

113
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Endorse

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Referendum

114
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End in a

115
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Cast a sacred

116
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Instigate

117
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The coalition

118
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Mandate

119
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Form

120
Q

Throw

A

From height

121
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Condolences

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Poured in on Twitter

122
Q

Platform

123
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Pledged to tread

124
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Locust

125
Q

A seafaring

126
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Mountainous

127
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It boasts hundreds of

128
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Ringed by

129
Q

Crumbling ancient

A

Structures

130
Q

Here the ancient and modern live

A

Side by side

131
Q

Its long standing

A

Reputation

132
Q

People commute

133
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An antiquated train

134
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Turn a stone into

135
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Come in the nick of

136
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New rules come into

137
Q

Throttle transmission

138
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Jump the

139
Q

Flower will wilt/ wither, chocolate won’t last

140
Q

Prenatal

141
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Arrange assistance

142
Q

Humanitarian

143
Q

A deterrent sentence was

A

Called for

144
Q

Sb. is named and shamed for

A

Unscrupulous sales tactics

145
Q

Has risen from obscurity

A

To sublime

146
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Withstand competition in the

A

Star-studded NBA

147
Q

No teams

A

Drafted him

148
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Newest basketball

149
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Concession

150
Q

Steal a match on

151
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Go back on

152
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Be a far cry from

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Be very different to

153
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Feel

154
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Replenish

A

The reserve

155
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Know no bounds

A

Have no limits

156
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Go into overdrive

157
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Leaders-in-waiting

158
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Administration-in-waiting

159
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Be embroiled in a

160
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Attach great importance

161
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Well known as a springboard

162
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US presidency than the

163
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A passing

164
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It is truly a

165
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Take a short sigh

166
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In the mean

167
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From its very inception

168
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Documents shuffle

169
Q

Honourable mention has to

170
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Jaw

171
Q

Windbag

172
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Out of league

173
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Long face

174
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Laffy taffy jokes

175
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A steal

176
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After you

177
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No show

178
Q

Leave…

A

In the dust

179
Q

Clock off

180
Q

Spiteful

181
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Be a laughing

182
Q

2012 is a Leap year

183
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On condition that

184
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It stood the test of

185
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I am particularly indebted

186
Q

Let me see you home

A

送你回家

187
Q

I will keep a dog

188
Q

You are so distracted

A

神不守舍

189
Q

We were wrong about her

A

對不住她

190
Q

Work around the clock

191
Q

You can level with me

A

灘開,坦誠來講

192
Q

Cut the crap

A

不要亂說

193
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Lecture

194
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Commoner

A

平民百姓

195
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Attend to your work

A

親力親為

196
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Ascend the throne

197
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Keep me in the dark

198
Q

Fight shy of

A

試法避開

199
Q

I take your word for it

A

信你所說的

200
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Patch things up

201
Q

Don’t bring up ancient history

A

別提舊事

202
Q

Lost sleep

203
Q

Let it take its own course

A

順其自然

204
Q

Make me itch to hit him

205
Q

Shotgun wedding

A

奉子成婚

206
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Wait on you

207
Q

Look so cross

A

像黑面神

208
Q

Filled with remorse

209
Q

Best man

210
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Bridesmaid

211
Q

What a crowd

212
Q

Legally-wedded man and wife

A

合法夫妻

213
Q

Plagued by illness or visited by death

A

疾病或死亡

214
Q

Til death do us part

A

直至死神分開我們

215
Q

I can’t afford to wait

216
Q

Make it a success

A

一定要得

217
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Vouch for me

218
Q

Deathbed wish

219
Q

Benign or malignant

A

良性或惡性

220
Q

We are mortals

A

我們是普通人

221
Q

Life is so fickle

A

生命無常

222
Q

In times of turmoil

223
Q

Twists and turns

224
Q

At times

225
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Let go of sth\ sb

226
Q

Recur

227
Q

So be it

228
Q

Pulse reading

229
Q

Get cold cuts

230
Q

Steep in sth

A

罪孽深重

231
Q

Different strokes for different folks

A

人各有志

232
Q

Skin and bone

233
Q

Stout

234
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Heavily built

235
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Chicken-hearted

236
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Plain Janes

237
Q

A little old hat

A

Old-fashioned

238
Q

Chicken out

239
Q

A bird brain

240
Q

Act like a cuckoo

A

瘋瘋癲癲

241
Q

With one hand tied at

242
Q

Laugh at

A

Mock at

Make fun of

243
Q

Give us our head

A

放心交給我

244
Q

I got everything in the palm of my hand

245
Q

Pull my leg

246
Q

Get cold feet

247
Q

Get my feet wet

A

初嘗某事

248
Q

Take it as it comes

249
Q

Take the best out of

A

Bad situation