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84 Cards in this Set
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Named after |
Honour if someone else |
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Live up to my name |
Related to reputation |
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Made a name for myself |
Build an empiror |
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Be a household |
Famous |
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Put my name for |
Voluntereed |
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By name |
Using their names |
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In name only |
Not so true |
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Given name |
First name |
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Maiden name |
Before marriage |
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Married name |
After marriage |
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Perceptive |
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Inspirational |
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Over-ambitious |
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Obstinate |
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Neurotic |
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Open-minded |
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Prejudiced |
Pre concept |
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Apathetic |
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Insensitive |
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Solitary |
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Rebellious |
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Mature |
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Inquisitive |
Interrogate |
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Yes-man |
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Whizzkid |
Know what is doing |
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Busybody |
Know about everything about everyone |
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Chatterbox |
Talk a lot |
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Pain in the neck |
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Dark house |
Who is rich but doesn't seem to be |
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Old hand |
Plenty of experience |
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Set in her ways |
Same routine everyday |
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Black sheep |
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Life and soul of the party |
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I suppose/guess/reckon he/she is about |
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I'd say he/she is |
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He/she/it makes me think maybe |
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He/she gives the impression |
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It seems to me |
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It might suggest |
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I wonder what he/she |
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I am pretty sure he/she |
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I'd hazard a guess |
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If I had to make a guess, I'd say |
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He/she could have been |
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It looks to me as if he/she |
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Vague nouns |
Thing, stuff, bit |
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Quantifiers |
One or two, a few, a couple of, a lot of, loads of, a bit of |
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Vague numbers |
Around, about fifty, more or less, fifty or so |
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Generalisers |
Sort of, kind of, you know |
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List completers |
And stuff, and so on, or something |
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Trying to find our feed |
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Take an adventure of opportunations |
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Setback |
A problem that delay process |
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Steep learning curve |
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Learning the ropes |
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Proffound effect |
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Trust your insticts |
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Go with your gut feeling |
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Go downhill |
Go badly |
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Found myself at a crossroad |
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Go far |
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Reached the peak |
Become number one |
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Hard to swallow |
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Half baked idea |
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Regurgitate the book |
Badly thouht-out |
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Food for thought |
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Borrowed time |
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Afford to spend time |
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Wasting precious time |
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Devils advocate |
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Speak my mind |
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Sit on the fence |
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Beat about the bush |
Go straight to the point |
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If you want my honest opinion |
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Quite frankly |
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The reality is/ In reality |
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According to |
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From what I can gather |
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As far as I am concerned |
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To my knowlodge |
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Look at this way |
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If you ask me |
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Vested interest |
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Axe to grind |
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