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jargon

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dialect

vernacular

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joined

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conjoined

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joke

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farce

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joking around

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playful banter

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judged

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deemed

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judgement

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reckoning

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jump in

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intervene

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just as good as

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yields the same in terms of

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just begun

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nascent

incipient

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just for this purpose

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ad hoc

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just in case you

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lest you

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just like

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in the style of

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justification

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grounds

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justify

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warrant

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keen

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acute

incisive

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keep

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retain

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keep it friendly

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remain in good graces

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key

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fundamental

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kindly

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benevolent

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knowledgeable about

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learned in

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lack of

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dearth of

scarcity of

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lacking

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bereft of

deficient of

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lacking respect

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irreverent

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lacking self-control

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intemperate

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lacking self-confidence

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diffident

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large amount of

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wealth of

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large area

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wide swath

expanse

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large size

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considerable

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lasting

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abiding

enduring

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lasting a long time

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protracted

prolonged

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late

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belated

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laughter

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hilarity

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law

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jurisprudence

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law (a law)

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an injunction
an ordinance
a statute

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laziness

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indolence

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lazy

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indolent

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lead up

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prelude

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lead

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spearhead

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leave

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depart from

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lecture (a self-righteous lecture)

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diatribe

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leeway

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latitude

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leftover from

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residue

remnant of

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legal action

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adjudication

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legitmacy

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credence

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lengthy

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interminable

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less offensive

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more palatable

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less reckless

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a more measured approach

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let

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enable

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let go of

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relinquish

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lewd

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prurient

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lie (a lie)

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a contrivance

a fabrication

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lie (to lie)

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to be less than forthcoming
to fabricate
to be disingenuous

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life is meaningless

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nihilism

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lighthearted

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blithe

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like all

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as with all

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like (similar)

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recalls a certain

akin to

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likely to be

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disposed to
prone to
inclined to
liable to

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limit

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curtail

constrain

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limited

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narrow

measured

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limited in apppeal

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esoteric

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limiting factor

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determinant

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limitless

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unbounded

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line between

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demarcation

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list (to list)

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enumerate
reel off
catalog

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literal meaning of a word

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denotation

lexical meaning

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little known

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undistinguished

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lively

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vibrant

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local

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indigenous

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local language

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vernacular

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look up

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detain

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long

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protracted

lenghty

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long lasting

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enduring

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look for (ask for)

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inquire about

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look for (search for)

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pursue

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look like

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resemble

recall

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look on her face

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visage

expression

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look over

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scrutinize

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looked young

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she preserved the appearance of youth

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looking back

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in retrospect

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looking elsewhere

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shifting attention to

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lose momentum

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falter

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loss of memory

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defect of memory

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loud

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clamorous

raucous

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love for humanity

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agape

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low profile (keep a low profile)

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be inconspicuous

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lucky find

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a chance find

fortuitous

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lukewarm

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tepid

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lustful

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salacious

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luxuries

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creature comforts

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luxurious

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opulent

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luxury

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indulgence

opulence

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luxury-loving

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hedonistic

self-indulgent

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machine

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contrivance

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made aware of

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attuned to

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made it go away

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dispelled

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made up

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a contrivance

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made up for

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atoned for

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made up stories

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fabrications

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mafia boss

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padrone

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main

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foremost

principal

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main character

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protagonist

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main part

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brunt of

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mianly

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predominantly

principally

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major change

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tectonic shift

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majority

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preponderance of

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make

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render

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make amends for

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atone for

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make friends

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ingratiate

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make him

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compel him

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make impossible

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preclude

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make inferior

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adulterate

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make it worse

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exacerbate

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make less severe

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mitigate

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make necessary

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necessitate

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make possible

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render possible

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make sacre

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consecrate

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make the most of

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leverage

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make us think of

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evoke

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make your way through

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navigate

negotiate

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making fun of

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jesting banter at

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man of few words

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laconic

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managed

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syndicated to

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manner

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demeanor

bearing

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manners

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decorum

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many

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host of

considerable

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many different kinds of

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all manner of

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mark off

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demarcate

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matchless

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inimitable

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meaningful

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appreciable

substantive

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means well

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is well intentioned

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mean-spirited

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caustic

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meat-eating

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carnivorous

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mediate

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conciliate

intercede

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mediator

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intermediary

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melting pot

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ethnic stew

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mentally disturbed

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pathological

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mention

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alude to

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mercy

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clemency

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mere beginnings of

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rudiments of

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merge

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coalesce

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merging

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confluent

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mesmerized

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enthralled

transfixed

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messenger

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intermediary

emissary

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metaphor

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trope

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method

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vehicle
mode
means

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meticulous

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exacting

fastidious

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mild

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temperate

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minimal

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nominal

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misbehavior

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impropriety

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mischievous

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impish

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misinterpret

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misconstrue

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mistakes

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lapses in

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mixed feelings

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ambivalent

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mocking

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derisive

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moderate (to moderate)

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mitigate

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moderation

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temperance

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modest

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unassuming

self-effacing

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momentary

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fleeting

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money spent

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expenditures

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mood (collective mood)

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ambiance

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moody

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capricious

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moral defect

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blemish

failing

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moral weakness

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human fraility

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moralistic

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didactic

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moralizing

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edifying

sanctimonious

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more carefully

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with greater care

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more important

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takes precedence

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more serious

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carries more weight than

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more specific

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narrower notion of

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more than

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more so than

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most important

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chief

most noted

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mostly

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in large part
primarily
principally

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motivation

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incentive

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motivator

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catalyst for

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moved

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darted

sauntered in

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moving (emotion)

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affecting

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much more

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vastly more

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multiply

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proliferate

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multi-talented

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versatile

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muscles

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musculature

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mutual

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concerted

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mysterious

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enigmatic

inscrutable

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mystery

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enigma

paradox

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named incorrectly

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is something of a misnomer

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narrow-minded

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parochial
provincial
dogmatic

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nasty

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brutish

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native to

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indigenous

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near future

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foreseeable future

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necessary

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indispensable
requisite
integral to
of necessity

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needed

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indispensable

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needless repetition

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a tautology

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negative effect

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impinge on

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nerve

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audacity
effrontery
impertinence

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nervous

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flurried

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nervousness

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consternation

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never

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seldom

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never changing

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abiding
invariant
invariable

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never ending

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interminable
incessant
unremitting

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next one over

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adjacent

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next to the last

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penultimate

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nice way of saying something

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euphemism

putting it charitably

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nightmare

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trial by ordeal

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nitpick

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to cavil at

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nixed

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derailed

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no good

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leave much to be desired

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no idea that

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no notion why

no inkling

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no more than

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at most

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no need to worry

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no cause for concern

no cause for alarm

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no use

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to no avail

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no way

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by no means

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no willpower

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intemperate

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noble

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loft

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noisy

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deafening

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none of this matters

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this is inconsequential

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non-interference

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laissez-faire

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nonreligious

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secular

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normality

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normalcy

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norm (the norm)

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prescribed form

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nosy

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inquisitive

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not affected by

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impervious to

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not appropriate

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inopportune

unbecoming

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not as good as

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less admirable

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not ashamed

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unabashed

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not at all

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by no means

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not decided

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remains to be seen

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not doable

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infeasible

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not edible

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inedible

unpalatable

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not equipped to

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ill-equipped to

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not fair

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inequitable

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not good (of a person)

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wayward

unredeeming

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not good at

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inept

not well suited for

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not good for

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ill suited for

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not good quality

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of little merit

leaves much to be desired

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not in line

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out of step

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not including

A

apart from

notwithstanding

236
Q

not like

A

atypical of other

237
Q

not literally

A

figuratively

metaphorically speaking

238
Q

not many

A

scant

239
Q

not needed

A

unwarranted
redundant
superfluous

240
Q

not noticeable

A

unobtrusive

241
Q

not often

A

seldom

242
Q

not original

A

derivative

243
Q

not paying attention

A

inattentive

244
Q

not perfect

A

fallible

245
Q

not practical

A

academic

246
Q

not real

A

illusory

247
Q

not really meaning it

A

tongue-in-cheek

248
Q

not relevant

A

inapplicable

249
Q

not saying

A

cagey

250
Q

not showing emotion

A

stoic

impassive

251
Q

not specific

A

generic

252
Q

not thought out

A

arbitrary

253
Q

not understandable

A

inexplicable

254
Q

not well

A

indisposed

255
Q

not what happened

A

that’s not an accurate reflection of

256
Q

not willing

A

disinclined to

257
Q

not working

A

idle

ineffectual

258
Q

nothingness

A

vacancy

259
Q

noticeable

A

pronounced

260
Q

now

A

at present

261
Q

now and then

A

periodically

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