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jammed

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stuck accidentally

adj

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sew

soʊ

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attach by stitching

verb

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embrace

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accept
hug

They embraced his apologize

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mout

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trench around castle

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fur

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animal hair

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avert

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turn away
avoid

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appease

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avoid conflict
calm

verb

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fare

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passenger, food and drink/
get on

noun/verb

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slamming

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close violently

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sore

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pain

adj

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bid

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to command
to say as greeting
to offer

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outburst

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a sudden and violently expression

an outburst of tears
a public outburst

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work out

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to achieve by effort
to find out by reasoning

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throng

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a great number of people/
to fill with or as if with a crowd

noun/verb

A huge crowd thronged downtown to protest his visit.

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auction

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public sale

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rash

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acting quickly without thinking/
numerous occurences of sth

verb/noun

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uplifting

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inspirational/
to lift up, raise

adj/verb

syn: enlightenment

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enlight

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to illuminate

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steer

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to follow; direct the course

verb

He steered the car around the wreck on the road

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spew

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to throw violently; to vomit

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outbreak

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sudden occurence or appearance

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brood

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offspring

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overreach

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to go beyond

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lump

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a piece of solid, usually with no particular shape

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gleam

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to produce or reflect a small bright light

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leap

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to make a large jump or sudden movement

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atonement

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something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did

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halt

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to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening:

“Halt!” called the guard. “You can’t go any further without a permit.”
Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road.

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strive

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to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties:

In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms

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withstand

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to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully

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settler

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a person who arrives, especially from another country, in a new place in order to live there and use the land

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appraisal

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the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs

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suffrage

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the right to vote in an election, especially to vote for representatives in a government

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bolstering

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to support or improve something or make it stronger

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sprawling

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covered with buildings across a large area, often ones that have been added gradually over a period of time

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foster

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to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings

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strife

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violent or angry disagreement:

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momentum

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gather speed

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39
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manifold

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many and of several different types

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40
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tease

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to irritate, bother, or anger (someone or an animal) with jokes, playful words or actions, or other annoyances
tantalize/
a person who teases

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41
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tantalize

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to torment (someone) with, or as if with, the sight of something desirable but out of reach;
to tease (someone) by raising hopes that cannot be met

tantalized her with dreams of a promotion

42
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hide

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put or keep out of sight / leather

43
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harsh

A

uncomfortable or irritating to the body or to the sense / severe

44
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flaw

A

defect, imperfection

45
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idle

adj

A

how sth is not doing work, or is not being used / describe workers who are not working

idleness (n)

46
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crave

A

to long for;
desire eagerly

craves honor and fame more than money

47
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wrack

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damage or destruction

wrack and ruin

48
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cherish

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to regard as valuable or precious

49
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bent

A

crooked

doblado

50
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basin

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an area of land where the surface water all flows into a particular river or lake

valley

51
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molten

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molten rock, metal or glass is in a liquid state because of great heat

smelted, fused

52
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tremor

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a sudden, violent movement of the earth’s surface / involuntary body’s shaking due to nerves, fear or being ill

syn: vibration, shiver (body’s shake)

53
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revolve

(around)

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something turning or spinning around a central point / for someone or something to be the most important subject

54
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outgoing

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friendly

55
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blissful

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extremely happy

56
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strenuous

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energic, vigorous

57
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crevice

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a small gap or space in the surface of a rock / general gaps or spaces / deep wrinkle

syn: fissure, chasm

58
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seldom

A

rarely

59
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bemused

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confused

60
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wearily

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in a tired way

61
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outcome

A

results

62
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undergo

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to experience a process of change / to experience things which are not pleasant, but necessary

63
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upcycle

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recycle

64
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withstand

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to endure, be strong enough so that you are not harmed by sth

65
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outskirts

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surrounding areas

66
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outlying

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sth far from main towns and cities, far from the centre of a place

67
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sparsely

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for sth to be done in a small amount, or be large distance apart from each other

syn: faintly, slightly, mildly

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69
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envision

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to picture in the mind, esp. some future event or events;
imagine happening

He envisioned a shopping mall taking over the park.

70
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sturdiness

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strong

71
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Seize (si:z)

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To take hold with force / grasp / to grasp with the mind, understand

72
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retreat

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to go to a quiet and safe place, away from more difficult or dangeroues places

73
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indulge

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to yield to the wishes of (someone) / permissive / to allow (oneself ) to follow one’s will (usually fol. by in)

to indulge oneself reckless spending

74
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reckless

A

completely unconcerned about the consequences or results of one’s actions;
rash;
careless:

75
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outweigh

A

predominate

76
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labor pool

A

workforce / personnel

77
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burden

A

a serious or difficutl responsibilitu you have to deal with (noun) / to create a serious or difficult responsibility for someone to deal with (verb)

concern, difficulty, hardship (n), bother, hinder, hamper (verb)

78
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burdensome

adj

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relating to something being a serious or diffcult responsibility

79
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surge (n/v)

A

deluge, outpouring, swell (n) /
flow, stream, swell (v)

80
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contempt

A

a strong feeling of not liking sth, sb or sth is not important and doesn’t deserve any respect

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82
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dwell

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reside / to live or stay as a permanent resident

83
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muzzle

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to hold back from or prevent speech or the expression of opinion (v) / a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal’s mouth to prevent the animal from biting, etc (n)

84
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reeve

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local judge

85
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ingrained

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relates to certain beliefs that are so strongly held that they are unlikely to change

implanted, deep-fixed

86
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hail

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to greet or welcome / to approve enthusiastically

87
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famine

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extreme and general lack or scarceness of food, esp. within a large geographical area

88
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turmoil

A

a state of commotion, disorder, or disturbance

89
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greedy

A

excessively or overly desiring wealth, possessions, etc.; avaricious

90
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sturdy

/stɜːrdi/

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strong, and not easliy hurt or damaged / opposite of delicate

bulky, powerful

91
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stale

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hardened or dyr, not fresh

92
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brag

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to boast / to say or declare sth in a proud way

93
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smear

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a dirty mark made on sth, usually by rubbing and spreading a liquid substance (n) / to rub and spread a liquid substance (v)

besmirch, dab, smudge

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95
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undermine

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to gradually make someone or something less effective, powerful, or succesful

96
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pertain

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for sth to be directly related to sth

relate, refer

97
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wistful

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nostalgic

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