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aggravate
aggravating |
worsen
irritating |
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known as
known to be |
named
acknowledged as |
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loss of
loss in |
no longer in possession of
decline in value |
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mandate
have a mandate |
command
have authorities from others |
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native of
native to |
person from
species that originated in |
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range of
ranging |
variety of
varying |
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rate of
rates for |
speed or frequency of
prices for |
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rise
raise |
general increase, used only in context where there is no direct object
a bet or a salary increase, always takes a direct object |
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such as
like |
for instance
similar to, but not necessarily including (the items in the list) |
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try to do
try doing |
seek to accomplish
experiment with |
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costs to x
costs of x |
What x has to pay
how much somebody must pay to buy x |
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impel
impale |
force somebody to do something
pierce with a sharp instrument |
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farther
further |
refers to distance
refers to degree of something other than distance |
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economic
economical |
economic
of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" economical thrifty, saving, frugal, careful not to waste money |
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outlook into the future, predictions
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use auxilary verb "would",
e.g. ...intensifying expectations that personal spendings would more than double |
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call _ consider
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call to consider
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synonym: whereby
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under a provision of
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Although
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although
typically introduces a subordinate clause (so the clause has to have a subject and a verb) |
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expend _
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expend on
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either from... _
from either ... _ ... |
either from ... or from
from either...or... |
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act like
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to behave or comport oneself;
describes the action of a person, |
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act as
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idiom to describe things
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as a means _
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as a means to
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take on
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synonym for
acquired or gained |
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put a ban _
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put a ban on
NOT against |
