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amateur

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a beginner
not a pro
not good at the task
incompetent

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betray

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to turn your back on a friend

to trick a friend or someone who trusted you

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astonish

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amaze
surprise
startle
stun
astound
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brilliant

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bright
clever
shining
smart
talented
genius
superb
impressive
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capture

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to catch
to hold captive
to seize
to apprehend

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disbelief

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inability to accept something as true or real

shock (he stood in disbelief as the man outran the cheetah)

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erupt

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to explode
to flare up
to blow up
to appear suddenly

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exclaim

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to yell out loud
to declare
to say forcefully

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glared

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to look angrily
to glower
to scowl

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gazing

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to stare
to look without turning away
to look for a long time

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glimmer

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to flash with light
to twinkle
to shine
to shimmer
to glow
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muttered

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to grumble
to say something quietly
to say something in an annoyed way

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pleaded

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to beg
to ask for desperately
to implore

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prey

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to hunt for something

OR

a victim or target of a predator

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probe

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to examine
to explore
to investigate
to poke

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protested

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to resist something

to object to something

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provide

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to supply
to give
to equip

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quiver

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to tremble
to shake
to shiver
to shudder

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recently

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not long ago

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scowled

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to frown
to glare
to glower

21
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shallow

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not deep

superficial