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to curse a curse cursed |
a word that you use when you swear or when you express anger etc
- swear(詛咒), affliction, imprecation, anathema -/- blessing, benediction |
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to consume a consumer consumption |
to use time, energy, goods etc
-spend, use up ,eat up ,drink up -/- produce |
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to blame the blame |
to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad.
- charge, accuse, indict -/- praise |
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to ban a ban banned |
to say something must not be done seen, used etc |
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to acquire an acquisition |
to buy something, especially something expensive or difficult to get
- earn, gain, obtain -/- lose, miss, forfeit |
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to adore adoration adoring |
to love someone very much and feel very proud of them
- workship, cherish, admire -/- detest, abhor |
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to feast a feast |
a large meal for a lot of people, to celebrate a special occasion
- enjoy, like, love, appreciate |
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an expedition |
a long journey, especially one made by a group of people, to a place that is dangerous or that has not been visited before.
- journey, trip, trek |
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eager eagerness eagerly |
very exited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do
- wanting, wishing, anxious, desirous -/- indifferent, aloof, uninterested |
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to deserve |
to have earned something by good or bad actions or behavior |
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a legend legendary |
an old, well know story, often about brave people who is famous for being extremely good at doing something
- story, myth, fiction |
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an illusion |
an idea or opinion that is wrong especially about yourself
-trick, deception, delusion -/- reality, disillusion |
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a hoax |
a false warning about something dangerous or bad |
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a fraud fraudulent |
a method(方法)of illegally getting money from someone often by using clever method
- trickery, cheating, swindle, dishonesty |
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fortune misfortune fortunate unfortunate fortunately unfortunately |
a very large amount of money
- riches, wealth, prosperity -/- misfortune |
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a reputation |
the opinion that people have about a particular person or thong because of what has happened in the past |
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a quirk quirky |
something strange that happens by chance |
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a phenomenon phenomena |
something that happens or exists, especially something that is studied because it is not understood
- event, episode, incident |
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to omit an omission |
to not include someone or something, because you forget to do it
- bar, miss, exclude, negiect |
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a notion |
an idea, belief or opinion, especially one that is false or not very clear
- idea, opinion, view, belief |
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to wrestle wrestling |
to fight someone by holding onto them and pulling or pushing them
- struggle, battle, fight |
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weird |
informal- unusual and different from anything you have seen or heard before
- strange, mysterious |
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tragic tragedy |
a tragic event or situation makes you feel very sad
- disastrous, dreadful, sad -/- comic |
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to switch a switch |
to change frome one thing to another, usually suddenly
- strike, whip, flog |
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a ritual |
a ceremony that is always performed in the same way in order to mark an important religious or social occasion
- ceremony, formality |