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Antsy

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A reminder of someone/something

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Blue-chip art

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Monetary

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To hoover something up

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Raison d’etre

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Collectable

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Bits and pieces

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Memorabilia

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To theme

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China

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Stamp

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Widespread

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Oxford blue

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Connotation

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Pale

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Motif

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Fluorescent

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Garish

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Over the top

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To clash

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frame of mind

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Rehash

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ammunition

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pastimes

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To glance

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In passing

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Keepsake

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Salacious

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towering trees

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serenade

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exquisite

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splendid

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verdant

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A whale of a time

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Nature’s haven

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On cloud nine

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fight or flight response

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Primal fear

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Eusocial

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Emergent behavior

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Run of the mill

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To virtue signal

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To misrepresent

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Humongous

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In the heart of

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Out of / from the corner of your eye

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Posh

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…with all that entails

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Amiable

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To push the envelope

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To win over

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To keep up with smth/smn

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To reminisce

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Stockholm syndrome

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To type up

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Blocky handwriting

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Indecipherable

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To judge a book by it’s cover

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Attention span

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Action-packed

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Knee-jerk

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To bump into

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Warranted

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To crack a joke

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Low season

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To batter

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Therapeutic

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Snow-capped

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Toss up

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Baking hot

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Icicles

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Foodie

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Sedentary lifestyle

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Processed food

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Socially enforced

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To give heaves

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Seasonal produce

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Square meal

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To be on a health kick

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To die on somebody

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Nerdy

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Shed

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Decking

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To drone on

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Crutch

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Predominantly

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To be bored out of your mind

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Novelty

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Bound

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To subject someone/something to something

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Mayhem

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To ensue

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To turn out

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Every now and then

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Gut bacteria

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Bloated

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To abstain

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Impulse control

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Bland

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Flapjack

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Money pit

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Piggy bank

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To save (something) up

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A rainy day

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To pile (something) up

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To tap

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The turn of the century

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Lore

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To have/take time off

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Cloud cover

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Phenomenal

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Eyeglass frame

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Eyeglass lenses

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Polarized sunglasses

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Eyeglass bridge

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To tailor

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Fashion statement

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Unhinged

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Well-taught

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Convection

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To go by

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To jam

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To pack

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To get around/about

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Pedestrian

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To shoot the breeze

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To catch up

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Out of the ordinary

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To get up to something

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One-on-one

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Chit-chat

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Face-to-face

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Ukulele

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Slip-on

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Signature look

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To branch out

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Multicoloured

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Tartan

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To revel in something

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Cardio

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Treadmill

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Jogging

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Sense of direction

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Orienteering

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Blockbuster

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To come out

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Escapism

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Palate

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Go-to

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Cinematography

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To give/lend someone a helping hand

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Self-sufficient

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Save the day

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Lend an ear

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To vegetate

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Care home

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To rumble

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Siren

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Ignition

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To rev

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To backfire

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Murder of crows

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Wake-up call

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To save someone’s bacon/neck

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To hold out

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To fall to pieces

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Cost of living

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Immaterial

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dart

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Clime

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To pick something up

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Fragmented

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Late in the day

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Indispensable

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Sane

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grounded

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Situational

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Eclectic

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Diva

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Succinct

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Evidently

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To plague

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Self-doubt

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Lateral thinking

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Tearaway

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Perpetual

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Downtime

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To disengage

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Out and about

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Time off

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To wander

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Centred

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By and large

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To fulfil

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To shelve

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The immediate future

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Scenic route

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To work up

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To drift

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Pretty/fine kettle of fish

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Vegetation

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Erosion

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Accustomed

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Drainage

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Mudslide

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Well-rested

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Night owl

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Promptly

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To keel over

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Drained

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Houseproud

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Frankly

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Needs must

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To vacuum

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Pampered

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Spoilt

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To encompass

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To pin down

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To throw (someone) a curve (ball)

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To wind up

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To go down the rabbit hole

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To ramp sth up

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To sound like a broken record

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To pump someone up

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To rank

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Competent

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A handful

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Unsettled

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Perspective

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Impersonal

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Conformity

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Mediocrity

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On the same wavelength

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Do the trick

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Retail therapy

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Elation

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Co-op

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Distillery

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To bulk-buy

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Predatory

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Wardrobe

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To pull off something

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Crass

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Tacky

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Plain

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Gaudy

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Smart casual

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Scarification

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bead

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Beaded

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Engagement ring

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To misplace

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Astray

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To festoon

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Faff

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To peruse

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