Shortest Nr4? Niewiem W Sumie Flashcards

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Dangerous

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Perilous

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Held, halted

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Detained

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Confused

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Baffled

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Probability

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Prospect

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5
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No chance to advance

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Little prospect of succes

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Edge

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Verge

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Inhabitants

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Dwellers

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To promise

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To vow

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To increase

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To boost

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To find innocent

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To clear

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To attempt

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To bid

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12
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To be arrested

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To be held

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13
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Extent of loss

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Toll

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14
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To approach

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To loom

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To rise

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To clash

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To say for sure

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To say for certain

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17
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To burden

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To put a strain on

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18
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To have a great expectations

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To hold out much hope

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19
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To take pride in one’s qualities

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To pride oneself on

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20
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Daily, regular

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Regular basis

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21
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To seize the opoortunity

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To jump at the chance

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22
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To cause to be less violent

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To moderate

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23
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To magnify sth beyond the truth

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To exaggerate

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24
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Drug that supposed to make u feel calm

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Tranquilizers

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25
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Erotically suggestive in a bad way

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Lecherous

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26
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Advantage

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Merit

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27
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Rank in an army

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Colonel

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28
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Cunning (sprytny

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Sly

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29
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Dishonest man, bastard

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Scoundrel

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30
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A weasel-like animal

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Mink

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31
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To leave sth at a pawnbroker

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To pawn sth

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32
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A man lending money in exchange of personal item

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Pawnbroker

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33
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To support during a dufficult period

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To tide over

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34
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Silly

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Fatuous

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35
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A decoration

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Inlay

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36
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To turn in

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To redeem

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37
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To be legally able to

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To be liable to

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38
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To faint

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To swoon

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39
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The way the news are presented

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Coverage

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40
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A very wealthy and important person

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Mogul

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41
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Written statement that says unfairly bad things about something

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Libel

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42
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Feeling of deep and bitter anger

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Resentment

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43
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Clear, in full detail

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Explicit

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44
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Ruthless, extreme violence

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Fierce

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45
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Showing curiosity

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Inquisitive

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46
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Absolutely necesary

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Vital

47
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Based on facts or good judgement

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Well-grounded

48
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To avoid something through cleverness and wit

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To circumvent

49
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To force an acceptance of sth

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To impose

50
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To prevent from doing sth by controlling influence

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To inhibit

51
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To take action in order to deal with sth

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To tackle

52
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To compete with someone

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To vie

53
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The inevitability of the law

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The long arm of the law

54
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An error in law

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A loophole in the law

55
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To obey the law

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To abide by the law

56
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The rule of brutality

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Reign of violence

57
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Participate in competition

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Go in for a competition

58
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To be easily affected by

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To be susceptible to

59
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To favor one side over another

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To be biased against

60
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Small ads in different categories found in newspapers

A

Classified ads

61
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Person u write to in magazine abt personal problems

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Agony aunt

62
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the section in a newspaper tributing to people who have just died

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Orbituary

63
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An article in a newspaper which gives the editor’s opinion

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Leader

64
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A separate magazine which comes free with the newspaper

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Supplement

65
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An article or set of articles devoted to a special theme

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Feature

66
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Book of detailed instructions how to use something

A

Manual

67
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Single sheet giving information about some event or special offer

A

Flyer

68
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  • Small, thing book like a magazine, which gives information, often about travel
A

Brochure

69
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Small book with soft cover, dealing with a specific topic, often political

A

Pamphlet

70
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Single sheet or folded sheets of paper giving information

A

Leaflet

71
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Small, thin book with a soft cover, often giving information

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Booklet

72
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Small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about a school

A

Prospectus

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The back of the book

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Spine

74
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A removable paper cover

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Jacket

75
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A purchase made for a periodical delivery of a magazine

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Subscription

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An introductory word

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Foreword

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A series that is printed

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Issue

78
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A folder which holds loose sheets of paper together

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Binder

79
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An entire number of copies in a publication

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Edition

80
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Four times a year

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Quarterly

81
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Someone who writes books on someone’s behalf

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Ghost writer

82
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using a home Publish computer to design it

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Desktop publishing

83
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An exact reproduction

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Facsimile

84
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A transmission on the radio

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Broadcast

85
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A brief summary of the current news

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Bulletin

86
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The prediction of the weather

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Forecast

87
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A series of operations taken to achieve a certain goal

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Campaign

88
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A system of rapid handwriting

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Shorthand

89
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The main idea

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Gist

90
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Unreadable

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Illegible

91
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To remain devoted to something

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To adhere

92
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Financial help

A

Subsidy

93
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A small amount of something just enough to survive

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Subsistence

94
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To sink

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To subside

95
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Secondary, less important

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Subsidiary

96
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  • Nourishment
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Sustenance

97
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Somebody, who doesn’t drink alcohol

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Teetotaler

98
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Products for the office

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Stationery

99
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Owner of the stationery shop

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Stationer

100
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Arrogant, abusive

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Insolent

101
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Broke, Bankrupt

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Insolvent

102
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To diffuse

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To dissolve

103
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Degenerate

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Dissolute

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Doubtful

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Irresolute

105
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the rest (part of something thats left after being used)

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Remainder

106
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Someone’s dead body

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Remains

107
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Fragments

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Remnants

108
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Enforcer/Administrator

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Executor

109
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Somebody who executes people

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Executioner

110
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Unfavorable conditions

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Adversity

111
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Enemy

A

Adversary

112
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unfavorable

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adverse

113
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hesitant, not eager to do sth

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averse

114
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distate

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aversion