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Usual, expected, routine

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Customary

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To satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service

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Cater

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Risk, peril;

To expose to danger or harm; to gamble

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Hazard

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To persuade not to do something

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Dissuade

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A person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business

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Entrepreneur

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A piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person

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Firebrand

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The killing of one person by another

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Homicide

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To apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use

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Lubricate

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Ready for use, at hand

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Available

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Shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

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Mutual

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Filled with resentment of anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean

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Indignant

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To throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry

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Pelt

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Absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

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Indispensable

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Businessperson, impresario

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Entrepreneur

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A lack of interest or concern

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Indifference

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Balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action

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Poised

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A government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

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Regime

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To make slow, delay, hold back

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Retard

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Allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected

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Transparent

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Wholly unharmed, not injured

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Unscathed

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Obtainable, on hand

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Available

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Pamper, indulge, gratify, provide

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Cater

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Regular, normal, traditional

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Customary

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Discourage, talk out of

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Dissuade

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Hothead, agitator, rabble-rouser

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Firebrand

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An easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil
To annoy or bother

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Plague

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Manslaughter, murder

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Homicide

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Apathy, unconcern

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Indifference

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Offended, resentful, outraged, exasperated

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Indignant

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Essential, crucial, vital

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Indispensable

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Oil, grease

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Lubricate

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Two-sided, joint, shared, reciprocal

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Mutual

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Bombard, shower, pepper

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Pelt

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Epidemic, pestilence, pester, vex

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Plague

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Collected, self-confident, ready

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Poised

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Administration, rule

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Regime

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Slow down, restrain, impede

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Retard

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Clear, translucent, obvious

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Transparent

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Unhurt, sound, intact, unimpaired

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Unscathed

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Unobtainable, not to be had

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Available

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Frustrate, deny, refuse

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Cater

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Strange, odd, unusual, untraditional

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Customary

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Persuade, talk into

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Dissuade

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Danger, venture

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Hazard

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Peacemaker, pacifier, conciliator

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Firebrand

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Interest, concern, enthusiasm

Antonym

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Indifference

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Unnecessary, nonessential

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Indispensable

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Nervous, tense

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Poised

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One-sided, unilateral

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Mutual

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Pleased, delighted, overjoyed, elated

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Indignant

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Hasten, speed up

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Retard

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Frosted, sooty, smoky, unclear, indistinct

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Transparent

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Boon, blessing

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Plague

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Injured, damaged, harmed, hurt

Antonym

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Unscathed

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