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Gd6 Flashcards

1
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Was branded a liar by a

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Judge

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Throw

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Out

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Wipe the trademark toothy

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Grin

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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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On the verge of

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Collapse

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Many businesses have

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Shuttered

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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

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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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Found it

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Captivating

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Predicament

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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

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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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Tadpole

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27
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Personal

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Ties

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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

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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

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38
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Call on people to

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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

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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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Calamity

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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

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Unkempt

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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

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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

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59
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At this

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Juncture

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60
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Relinquish

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61
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As the

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Yardstick

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Thrust

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63
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Assent to the

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Notion

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64
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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

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68
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Euphemism

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A

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69
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Fondness

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A

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70
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Commission

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委託

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71
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Disseminate

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72
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Boast

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73
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Future prospect

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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

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A

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79
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The jokes have gone

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Too far

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80
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Slander

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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
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Feel indignant with

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Injustice

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84
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Tender

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Resignation

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Uprising

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86
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By-election

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Constituency

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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

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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
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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
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Handle

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Rashly

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96
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Shoddiness

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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

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A

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99
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Shrewd

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A

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100
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Maneuver

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A

101
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Fizzle

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Out

102
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Gain

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Momentum

103
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Tacit

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Collaboration with

104
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Scramble for

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Cover

105
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Yearn for

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Freedom

106
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Far-reaching

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Connotation

107
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Stalement

A

A

108
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Deploy the

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Slogan

109
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Conduct

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A poll

110
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Call off

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The plan

111
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Deter whimsical

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Moves

112
Q

The advantages are

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Two-pronged

113
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Endorse

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Referendum

114
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End in a

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Farce

115
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Cast a sacred

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Vote

116
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Instigate

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Conflict

117
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The coalition

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Crumble

118
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Mandate

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A

119
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Form

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A quorum

120
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Throw

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From height

121
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Condolences

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Poured in on Twitter

122
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Platform

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政綱

123
Q

Pledged to tread

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Carefully

124
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Locust

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A

125
Q

A seafaring

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Nation

126
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Mountainous

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Country

127
Q

It boasts hundreds of

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Islands

128
Q

Ringed by

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Mountains

129
Q

Crumbling ancient

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Structures

130
Q

Here the ancient and modern live

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Side by side

131
Q

Its long standing

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Reputation

132
Q

People commute

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To work

133
Q

An antiquated train

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System

134
Q

Turn a stone into

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Gold

135
Q

Come in the nick of

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Time

136
Q

New rules come into

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Play

137
Q

Throttle transmission

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Speed

138
Q

Jump the

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Queue

139
Q

Flower will wilt/ wither, chocolate won’t last

A

A

140
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Prenatal

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Checkups

141
Q

Arrange assistance

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On

142
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Humanitarian

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Grounds

143
Q

A deterrent sentence was

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Called for

144
Q

Sb. is named and shamed for

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Unscrupulous sales tactics

145
Q

Has risen from obscurity

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To sublime

146
Q

Withstand competition in the

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Star-studded NBA

147
Q

No teams

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Drafted him

148
Q

Newest basketball

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Sensation

149
Q

Concession

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Stand

150
Q

Steal a match on

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Sb/ sth

151
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Go back on

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His word

152
Q

Be a far cry from

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Be very different to

153
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Feel

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The pinch

154
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Replenish

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The reserve

155
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Know no bounds

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Have no limits

156
Q

Go into overdrive

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To do sth

157
Q

Leaders-in-waiting

A

A

158
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Administration-in-waiting

A

A

159
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Be embroiled in a

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Furore

160
Q

Attach great importance

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To sth

161
Q

Well known as a springboard

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To

162
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US presidency than the

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NBA

163
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A passing

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Fad

164
Q

It is truly a

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Class act

165
Q

Take a short sigh

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Of relief

166
Q

In the mean

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Time

167
Q

From its very inception

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To…

168
Q

Documents shuffle

A

Between

169
Q

Honourable mention has to

A

Go to…

170
Q

Jaw

A

Drops

171
Q

Windbag

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長氣袋

172
Q

Out of league

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超班

173
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Long face

A

A

174
Q

Laffy taffy jokes

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爛笑話

175
Q

A steal

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好平

176
Q

After you

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你先啦

177
Q

No show

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放飛機

178
Q

Leave…

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In the dust

179
Q

Clock off

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放工

180
Q

Spiteful

A

A

181
Q

Be a laughing

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Stock

182
Q

2012 is a Leap year

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潤年

183
Q

On condition that

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但書是

184
Q

It stood the test of

A

Time

185
Q

I am particularly indebted

A

To sb

186
Q

Let me see you home

A

送你回家

187
Q

I will keep a dog

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養狗

188
Q

You are so distracted

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神不守舍

189
Q

We were wrong about her

A

對不住她

190
Q

Work around the clock

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很忙

191
Q

You can level with me

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灘開，坦誠來講

192
Q

Cut the crap

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不要亂說

193
Q

Lecture

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教訓

194
Q

Commoner

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平民百姓

195
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Attend to your work

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親力親為

196
Q

Ascend the throne

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登基

197
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Keep me in the dark

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隱瞞

198
Q

Fight shy of

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試法避開

199
Q

I take your word for it

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信你所說的

200
Q

Patch things up

A

修補

201
Q

Don’t bring up ancient history

A

別提舊事

202
Q

Lost sleep

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睡不著

203
Q

Let it take its own course

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順其自然

204
Q

Make me itch to hit him

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想揍他

205
Q

Shotgun wedding

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奉子成婚

206
Q

Wait on you

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服侍你

207
Q

Look so cross

A

像黑面神

208
Q

Filled with remorse

A

內疚

209
Q

Best man

A

伴郎

210
Q

Bridesmaid

A

伴娘

211
Q

What a crowd

A

真熱鬧

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

A

等不了

216
Q

Make it a success

A

一定要得

217
Q

Vouch for me

A

撐我

218
Q

Deathbed wish

A

遺言

219
Q

Benign or malignant

A

良性或惡性

220
Q

We are mortals

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我們是普通人

221
Q

Life is so fickle

A

生命無常

222
Q

In times of turmoil

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苦難中

223
Q

Twists and turns

A

轉折

224
Q

At times

A

有時

225
Q

Let go of sth\ sb

A

放下

226
Q

Recur

A

復發

227
Q

So be it

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由他吧

228
Q

Pulse reading

A

把脈

229
Q

Get cold cuts

A

斬料

230
Q

Steep in sth

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罪孽深重

231
Q

Different strokes for different folks

A

人各有志

232
Q

Skin and bone

A

A

233
Q

Stout

A

A

234
Q

Heavily built

A

A

235
Q

Chicken-hearted

A

A

236
Q

Plain Janes

A

A

237
Q

A little old hat

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Old-fashioned

238
Q

Chicken out

A

縮沙

239
Q

A bird brain

A

A

240
Q

Act like a cuckoo

A

瘋瘋癲癲

241
Q

With one hand tied at

A

The back

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

A

A

245
Q

Pull my leg

A

開玩笑

246
Q

Get cold feet

A

膽怯

247
Q

Get my feet wet

A

初嘗某事

248
Q

Take it as it comes

A

A

249
Q

Take the best out of

A

Bad situation

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