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132 Cards in this Set
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shred
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strip (band)
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ribbon
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strip (band)
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disrobe
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strip
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choose
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pick out
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isolate
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pick out
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recognise
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pick out
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single out
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pick out
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select
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pick out
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distinguish
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pick out
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discern
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pick out
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identify
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pick out
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harass
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pick on
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bully
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pick on
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criticise
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pick on
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pull
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pick at
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tug
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pick at
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grasp
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pick at
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tidy
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pick over
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hoe
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pick over
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dig over
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pick over
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prepare
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pick over
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to notice sth that a lot of other people haven't noticed
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pick up on
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to react to sth that you have noticed
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pick up on
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to discuss sth in detail that someone has talked about before
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pick up on
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to correct someone for having said or done sth wrong that you disapprove of
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pick sb on sth
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give away
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succumb
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give in
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succumb
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yield
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succumb
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submit
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succumb
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surrender
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succumb
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track
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trail (follow)
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trace
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trail (follow)
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stalk
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trail (follow)
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pull
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trail (drag)
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draw
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trail (drag)
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tow
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trail (drag)
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live
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reside
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exist in
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reside
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be inherent in
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reside
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be located in
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reside
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be a feature of
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reside
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include
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feature
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present
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feature
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introduve
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feature
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bring out/forward
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feature
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highlight
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feature
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figure
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feature (appear)
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be included
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feature (appear)
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star
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feature (appear)
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play a part
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feature (appear)
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wonder
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speculate
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guess
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speculate
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conjecture
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speculate
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consider
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speculate
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contemplate
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speculate
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cogitate
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speculate
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entrepreneur
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speculator
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investeur
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speculator
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poineer
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speculator
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opportunist
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spoculator
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sth similar to to sth that existed in the past, or bealongs to the past
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throwback
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nearness
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proximity
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closeness
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proximity
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immediacy
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proximity
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propinquity
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proximity
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that becomes true only beacause you expect it to be true and so behave in a way that will make it happen
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self-fulfilling (prophesy)
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add
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contribute to (give)
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make a payment
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contribute to (give)
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donate
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contribute to (give)
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be a factor
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contribute to (play a role)
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play a part
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contribute to (play a role)
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have a say
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contribute to
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ascribe
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attribute
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assign
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attribute
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accredit
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attribute
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attach
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attribute
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sin
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vice
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wrongdoing
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vice
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iniquity
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vice
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ridiculous
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nonsensical
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irrational
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nonsensical
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stupid
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nonsensical
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senseless
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nonsensical
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absurd
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nonsensical
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ludicrous
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nonsensical
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preposterous
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nonsensical
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before
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prior to
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previous to
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prior to
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earlier than
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prior to
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later
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posterior
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latter
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posterior
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subsequent
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posterior
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following
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posterior
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make better
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boost (improve)
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advertise
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boost (promote)
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make tha most of
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maximize (make the best use of)
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exploit
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maximize (make the best use of)
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enlarge
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maximize (make bigger)
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expand
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maximize (make bigger)
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implausible
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far-fetched
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improbable
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unlikely
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doubtful
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unlikely
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unthinkable
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inconceivable
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unimaginable
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inconceivable
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for the most part
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genarally
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instigator
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mastermind
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deserving blame
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culpable
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criminal (adj.)
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culpable
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very bad and deserving criticism
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reprehensible
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reproachable
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reprehensible
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blameworthy
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reprehensible
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a product that s bought and sold
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commodity
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a useful quality or thing
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commodity
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happernig or done very quickly and in a very short time
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rapid
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happening or done quickly or immediately
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swift
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moving or able to move very fast
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swift
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lasting or taking only a short time
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quick
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speedy
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quick
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clever
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quick
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understandable
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pardonable
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justifiable
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pardonable
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forgivable
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pardonable
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innocuous
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inoffensive
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harmless
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inoffensive
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blind
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inoffensive
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dull
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inoffensive
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deterioration
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degeneration
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collapse
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degeneration
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falling apart
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degeneration
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very serious and bad
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severe
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very great or bad
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grave
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looking or sounding quiet and serious beacuse sth important or worrying has happened = sombre
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grave
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