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1
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to stand in the way of something

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to try to prevent something from happening

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a breakthrough

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advance, improvement

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to boost a flagging economy

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to stimulate a weaker economy

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sluggish

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stagnating, slow

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to offset

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to compensate

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to prompt

a prompter

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to incitate

l’écran qui fait défiler les phrases

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depressing

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discouraging

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bushfire

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a fire in scrub or a forest, especially one that spreads rapidly

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smoke haze

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important fog of smoke

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shrouding

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to hide something by covering or surrounding it

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puzzling

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difficult to understand

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a ramification

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a consequence

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13
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a shortfall

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a flaw (déficit, manque à gagner)

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14
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to spark

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to trigger

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a paragon

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a model

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a rift

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a disagreement

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to embolden

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to strengthen

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to strive

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to be determined

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to run rampant

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to be out of control

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20
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to lie deep in

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être au plus profond de

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21
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the economy upswing

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la reprise économique

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feeling the brunt

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ressentir le poids

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upheaval

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bouleversement

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an undercurrent

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un courant sous-jacent

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a gnawing feeling

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une sentiment de tracas, être rongé

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26
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cling to

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s’accrocher à

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27
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screen (flight, passengers)

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to divide

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eager to

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strongly want to

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outbreak

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epidemic

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30
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nailed to

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attached to

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hinder the effort

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to interfire with the activity

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run rampant

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out of control

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wary of

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vigilant

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to withhold

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to refuse to give

35
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carrots and sticks

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a system in which you are rewarded for some actions and threatened with punishment for others

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to ram up

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to increase

37
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to curtail

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to impose a restriction on

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to subsume

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to include smth or someone as part of a larger group

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to intertwine

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to connect or link (2 or more things) closely

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to dole out

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to give or deliver in small portions

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Paving the way for

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be a pioneer, be first to do

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Lingering

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that remains, long-lasting

43
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(To give) a further thrust

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to boost

44
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to scrap (sth)

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to abandon, to discard

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to bolster (sth)

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to support (sth)

46
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To undermine

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to weaken (sb’s) authority

47
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To pry open

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open (sth) by levering (ouvrir qch à l’aide d’un levier)

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Rise from the ashes

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Renaître de ses cendres

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disruption

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a disorderly outburst or tumult

50
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lockdown

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a situation in which ppl are not allowed to enter or leave a building or area freely because of an emergency

51
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to stay abreast of

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to continually stay updated about the most current information about someone or something

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to falter

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to lose strength

53
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to brace oneself for

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to physically or mentally prepare oneself for something, typically something that is imminent, in an attempt to limit any adverse impact

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misdeed

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a bad action

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hoax

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a deception, joke (= canular)

56
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to stymic

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to counteract (=contrer, empêcher)

57
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threshold

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doorsill or a limit

58
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to warrant

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to justify an action

59
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provision

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a clause in a contract

60
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entrenched

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firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained (enraciné)

61
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to line the pockets of

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to obtain money, especially by acting dishonestly

62
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emotional toll

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emotional charge carried by an individual, caused by a negative aspect, here inequality issue

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scant

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barely sufficient or adequate

64
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inequality-busting policies

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politiques visant à mettre fin à l’inégalité, to cause, to come to an end

65
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entered into force

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became executory

66
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supersede

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take place of (=remplacer)

67
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getting by

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to cope, to move forward

68
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dolarizacion

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spanish word used to speak about the diffusion of the dollar in the countries of South America

69
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to snuff out

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stiffle, hide the opposition

70
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bustling

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with many people, animé

71
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to grapple

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se battre, lutter

72
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outward-oriented sectors

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secteurs tournés vers l’extérieur

73
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SARS

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severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus

74
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a huge blow

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un coup dur, une rude épreuve

75
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constituency

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one of official areas of a country that elects someone to represent it in a parliament or legislature

76
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mortgage

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a loan

77
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to ramp up

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a large increase in activity on in the level of something

78
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to stall

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to delay or put off action

79
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a bond

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an official paper given by the government or a company to show that you have lent them money that they will pay back to you at a particular interest

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