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protrude
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The boy's teeth protrude. When the teacher asked Martin the question, he didn't know how to answer and his tongue was protruding.
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sue
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He was planning to sue the driver of the other car in order to pay for his medical bills.
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human remains
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dead body, or part of a body
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to be under fire
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being attacked, blamed criticized severly
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to trigger
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the riots were triggered by a series of police arrests.
The smoke triggered the alarm. |
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to plague
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Many health problems plague aboriginal people livingin remote rgions of Canada. Alcohol and drig abuse are only two of them.
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human remains
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Family members were asked to ring a toothbrush or hairbrush belonging to their loved one so the coroner could test the remains and decide who they belonged to by matching the DNA
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warrant
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an official document approved by an authority, e.g. arrest warrant, search warrant
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to be under fire
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Jean Cretien's assistant was under fire for calling George Bush a 'moron' and she had to resign.
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to protrude
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stick out,
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to trigger
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be the cause of a sudden, often violent reaction, set an action or a process in motion.
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fraud
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deceit, cheating, dishonesty. act of deceiving somebody illegally in order to make money or obtain goods.
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to not sit well with
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His grandson's living with a girl didn't sit well with him.
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rebate
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return of part of a payment, discount
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fraud
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deceit, cheating, dishonesty. act of deceiving somebody illegally in order to make money or obtain goods.
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enquiry
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a request for information, an investigation
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to not sit well with
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to be agreeable to
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enquiry
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The enquiry about tainted(poisoned) blood lasted a long time.
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to be under fire
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Jean Cretien's assistant was under fire for calling George Bush a 'moron' and she had to resign.
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warrant
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There was a warrant out for his arrest for not returning his grammar book when he finished his class.
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fraud
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Many companies are guilty of GST fraud.
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sue
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to begin legal proceedings against
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to plague
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to bother, annoy, to cause problems
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rebate
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I got a $20 rebate when I maied in the coupon, but it took two months to get it in the mail.
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