Thesaurus

Question 1

a BIT

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-somewhat/ in part/ to some degree/ extent

Question 2

a BIT OF

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-a remnant of

Question 3

She has a CERTAIN SOMETHING about her

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-je ne sais quoi

Question 4

to do something in a CERTAIN WAY

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-a given manner

Question 5

that’s a DIFFERENT STORY

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-another matter entirely

Question 6

it’s a DONE DEAL

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-an accomplished fact

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a FEW YEARS AGO

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-some years ago

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a KIND OF comedian

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a ____ of sorts

Question 9

a LOT OF (e.g. knowledge/ experience)

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-a wealth of/ extensive

Question 10

a LITTLE BIT OF (I DETECT a LITTLE BIT OF e.g. sarcasm, frustration )

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degree of sarcasm

Question 11

he is a LITTLE BIT OF a curmudgeon

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he is something of a curmudgeon

Question 12

a LOT (e.g. to care about something a lot)

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To care about something a great deal

Question 13

a LOT HAPPENED DURING the holiday

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much did happen during the holiday

Question 14

a LOT LIKE

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it recalls a certain
-it’s much like
-it is reminiscent of
-it is akin to
-it bears a resemblance to

Question 15

a MAN

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the man

Question 16

a MILE AWAy

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a mile distant

Question 17

a REgULAR (He’s a REgULAR AT
THIS PUB)

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• one of the usual suspects
• a habitué {French, huh-BICH-oo-ay,
  one who frequents an establishment
  habitually}

Question 18

to do something in a SPECIFIC WAY

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to something in a given manner

Question 19

IT WAS a TIME
WHEN x happened

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years that saw

Question 20

a WHILE (FOR a WHILE)

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-for some time now

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ARE yOU ABLE TO…

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can you manage to

Question 22

ABANDON (TO ABANDON doing/ feeling something)

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onsign
-relinquish
-forsake
-forswear
-cede
-lay aside

Question 23

something that IS ABANDONED

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derelict

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ABILITIES

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-prowess
-facility in
-instincts

Question 25

to have a certain ABILITY to handle or do something

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command of -authority in the handling of -a capacity for

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ABOUT (APPROXIMATELY) place time

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here or thereabouts -circa {Latin, SIR-cuh, lit. around}

Question 27

It is ABOUT TO HAPPEN

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impending -approaching -looming -imminent

Question 28

they are ABSENT/ not here

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unaccounted for -elsewhere -in absentia {Latin, in ab-SENT-shee-ya}

Question 29

ABSOLUTE

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-unmitigated

Question 30

ABSOLUTE POWER (latin)

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-imperium {Latin, im-PEER-ee-um}

Question 31

ABSOLUTELy

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without question -without exception -without doubt -by any measure

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ABSOLUTELY NOT necessary

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by no means necessary

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ABUNDANTLY

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-profusely

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he was ABUSED

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-maltreated

Question 35

ACADEMIC FIELD

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-academic discipline

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I ACCEPT challenges

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-embrace

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ACCEPT THAT (I RELUCTANTLy ACCEPT THAT point, )

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I will allow that -I have come to terms with

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I will ACCEPT THE COST

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bear the cost

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He must ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITy

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he must bear the responsibility

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ACCEPTABLE (GOOD ENOUGH BUT NOT GREAT)

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- palatable - admissible

Question 41

ACCEPTED, ESTABLISHED, HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT WRITER

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Canonical

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ACCOMPANYING

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attendant -concomitant [academic]

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ACCEPTED IDEA [BUT IRONI- CALLy a PLATITUDE]

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-idée recue [pejorative] {French, ee-day ru-SUE}

Question 44

ACCESS TO or the use of (someone or something)

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recourse to avail yourself of

Question 45

ACCESSIBLE (ARE ACCESSIBLE)

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-lie within the reach of

Question 46

ACCESSORIES

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-embellishments -accoutrements

Question 47

ACCIDENT

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-mishap

Question 48

someone / something ACCOMPANIED by

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-attended by -punctuated by

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ACCORDING TO (one or more)

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-by various accounts -as viewed by -in what some say is -it was by all accounts

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ACCUMULATION OF (e.g. objects, antiques)

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-an assemblage of -a repository of -a trove of

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ACCURATELY (portrayal)

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-faithfully

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ACCUSATION

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-incrimination -indictment -denunciation

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i want to ACHIEVE/ MAKE PROGRESS towards my goal

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-fulfill -realize -make strides toward

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ACHIEVE GREAT THINGSS (OBJECTIVES)

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Achieve great ends

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ACHIEVEMENT (his show was/ a ...) his work is a ...

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- a triumph -a tour de force {French, tour du FORCE}

Question 56

x will ACT AS

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-function as -serve as

Question 57

ACT OF (kindness, good faith, good will, etc.,)

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-in a gesture of

Question 58

ACT OF GOD

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-a force majeure {French, force mu- ZHURE, lit. supreme force}

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ACT OF VIOLENT REVENGE

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a blood reckoning

Question 60

ACTION (a SPECIFIC ACTION)

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-measure -deed -gesture -exploit -venture -undertaking -pursuit

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ACTION (ability to act)

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-agency

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ACTIONS (good...

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-deeds

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personal ACTIVITIES

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-affairs -proceedings -goings on -endeavors -pursuits

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ACTUAL (IN PRACTICE, BUT NOT OFFICIALLy)

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De facto {Latin, de FAC-toe

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ACTUAL (REAL results, improvements, etc.)

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-tangible -substantive

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ACTUALLy (AS A WAY TO BEGIN A STATEMENT)

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-as it happens -the fact of the matter is -truth be told -I would have you know -it is in point of fact

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ACTUALLy (REALLy)

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-in truth -in any real sense

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ADAPTABLE

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-compliant -malleable

Question 69

ADD BEAUTY TO person, place

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grace with -adorn with -array with

Question 70

ADD TO

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-inject a dose of -augment -supplement -infuse -leaven with -endow with -install -instill with