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crack down on

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become tougher on, better enforce laws on.

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crack up

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laugh uncontrollably, laugh a lot.

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creep into

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Become noticeable in something. An aggressive tone crept into the negotiations.

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cut across

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take a shortcut or more direct route.

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cut in. cut in on.

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Interrupt.

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cut off

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Interrupt someone while they are speaking.

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cut out

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Remove, The surgeon cut out the patient’s tumour.

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die away

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diminish in intensity.

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die off/out

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Become extinct.

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dig into

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Reach inside to get something.

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dip into

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Take money out of your savings.

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12
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disagree with

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Cause to feel sick due to food or drink.

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dive into

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Reach inside something quickly.

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14
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do away with

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Abolish

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15
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do it over

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Repeat

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16
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doss around

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spend time doing very little or being unproductive

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17
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draw back

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Retreat, move backwards.

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18
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draw into

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Get involved in something unpleasant

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19
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draw up

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create(a contract) Lets draw up a contract.

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20
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dress down

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reprimand severely

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21
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dress up

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wear elegant clothes

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dress up

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Decorate.

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drill down through

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Get o the bottom of something, get detailed data.

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drill into

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Repeat something many times to make someone learn it. drilled the procedure into.

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drive back

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Repulse. The protesters were driven back by the police.

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drop around

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Visit someone, often without making an appointment

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drop back

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Move towards the back of the group.

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28
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drop by

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pay a brief visit

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29
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drop in . drop in on

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Visit someone unexpectedly

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30
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drop over

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Visit someone casually.

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drum into

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To make some learn or believe something by constant repetition. drum the safety procedures into.

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32
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duck out of

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Avoid doing something.

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33
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eat away

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gradually destroy, erode.

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34
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eat into

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Use something valuable when you don’t want to.

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35
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eat up

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Devour

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36
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fall about

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laugh hard.

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37
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fall back on

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be able to use in case of emergency.

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38
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fall behind in

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Go slower than scheduled, lag

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39
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fall out with

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Have an argument with.

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40
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fall through

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Fail to happen.

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41
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fall under

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Become controlled.

42
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fall under

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Become controlled.

43
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feel up to

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have the energy to do something.

44
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fiddle around

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waste time doing silly things, or unsuccessful things.

45
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fight back

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Resist

46
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figure on

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Expect. I figure on being retired by the time I turn 60.

47
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fit into

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Become part of.

48
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fix up

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Repair, renovate, remodel.

49
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flick through

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Change TV channels repeatedly.

50
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flip through

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Look quickly through a magazine, bok, etc.

51
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fly around. going around

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circulate rumours etc.

52
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fly by

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When time appears to move quickly

53
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fly into

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Change emotion quickly.

54
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fool about

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Behave stupidly or waste time.

55
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fool around

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not be serious

56
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forge ahead

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Make a lot of progress in a short time.

57
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get across

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cause to be understood.

58
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get after

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nag or exhort someone

59
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get along in

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progress

60
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get around

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go many places.

61
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get away from

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Go somewhere different or do something different.

62
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get back into

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Start doing something after stopping for some time.

63
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get behind

A

Support

64
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get by with

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manage with.

65
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get into

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Becoming involved or interested.

66
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get off

A

Leave.

67
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get off

A

Remove, get this stain off.

68
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get off

A

How does he satisfy saying that. Where does he get off ordering me to do that.

69
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get off

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send a package, signal.

70
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get on

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enter ( a bus, train), mount ( a horse, a bike)

71
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get on

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put on (clothes). get your safety helmet on.

72
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get on with. get along with

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have a good relationship

73
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get through

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1.Penetrate. We need a stronger drill to get through this wall. 2. Enter

74
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get through

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Complete. We have to get through all of these accounts by 9AM.

75
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get through to

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Make someone understand.

76
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get through to

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make contact.

77
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get through with

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Finish.

78
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give away

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betray (a secret)

79
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give in

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Stop Trying

80
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give of

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Contribute without anything in return.

81
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give off

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Release (a smell, light)

82
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give out

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Become very tired.

83
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go after

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Chase, try to get.

84
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go across

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change to another side or place.

85
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go against

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lose a decision or a verdict of a court.

86
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go along

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Accept a decision or suggestion.

87
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go back on

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not keep (one’s word, a promise)

88
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go by

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go past, go close to, visit quickly.

89
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go by

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the passing of time

90
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go for

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i am craving.

91
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go for

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try to achieve

92
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go into

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discuss in detail.

93
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go off

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stop (machine)

94
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go off

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begin, start (used with signals, alarms, warning sounds)

95
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go off

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Become angry.

96
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go out

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stop burning (a fire)

97
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go over

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  1. Be well received, succeed. 2 Review. 3 Recover (a cold, disease, ex boyfriend)
98
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go through

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Examine in detail, study carefully.

99
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go through with

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Continue or proceed despite difficulties or fears.

100
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go with

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have a boyfriend/girlfriend

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