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abound

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existing in great number

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annals

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historical records

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automaton

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machine that behaves like a person

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badger

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to continually nag

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compound

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to add to

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drudgery

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dull, difficult work

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eminent

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of outstanding reputation

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implroe

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beg for assistance

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indiscriminate

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carelesssly chosen

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interminable

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unending

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matron

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a mature woman

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paradox

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seemingly self-contradictory situation

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perceive

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to come to have an understanding of

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prognosticate

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to be able to tell what will happen in the future

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realm

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someone's special field

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replete

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completely filled with

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steeped

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to be completely soaked in something

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technology

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related to science or engineering

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tinge

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small amount of

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voracious

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desiring huge amounts

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"to eat humble pie"

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admit to defeat

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"a pig in a poke"

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a blind item; poor purchase

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a flash in the pan

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a star today, a flow tomorrow

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"pour oil on troubled watesr"

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to try to make peace

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accost

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to greet first

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adroit

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clever

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avid

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enthusiastic

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cajole

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coax

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enhance

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to make greater

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fabricate

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to make up a lie

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felon

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criminal

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furtive

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sly

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gesticulate

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to use lively gestuers

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hapless

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unfortunate, unlucky

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intrepid

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brave

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irate

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angry

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laconic

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concise, pithy

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nuance

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shade of difference

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plethora

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overabundance

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pretext

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an excuse

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reticent

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uncommunicative

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rudimentary

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basic, elementary

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throng

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great number of people

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vigilant

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alert

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"The sword of Damocles"

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any threatening danger

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Pyrrhic Victory

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an expensive conquest

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a wet blanket

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spoilsport

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to beard the lion

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defy an opponent in his home

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bristle

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to have one's hair stand up

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caustic

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stinging

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cessation

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a pause

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condolence

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expression of sympathy

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dupe

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an easily fooled person

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euphemism

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saying something in a less direct way

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indavertent

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due to an oversight, negligent

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incpient

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just starting

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incongruous

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having inconsistent elements

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infamous

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evil

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jostle

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to push, to elbow

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lackluster

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lacking brightness

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loathe

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despise

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mundane

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earthly

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ominous

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menacing

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reprimand

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to scold severely

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repudiate

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disown, refuse to accept

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stipulate

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make a specific demand

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tremulous

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trembling

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wrest

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seize

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crocodile tears

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hypocritical sympathy

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to carry the day

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to win the honors

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Skid Row

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run down district

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to go up in smoke

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end fruitlessly

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alacrity

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quick willingness

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aspirant

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candidate for a better job

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belligerent

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hostile, warlike

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belittle

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speak of as unimportant

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brash

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insolent

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castigate

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punish, chastise

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disdain

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contempt

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dregs

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most worthless part

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feint

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pretense, sham

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frenzy

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frantic outburst

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intimidate

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to make afraid

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laceration

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rough cut

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octogenarian

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man of eighty

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promulgate

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to make public, proclaim

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pugnacious

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combative

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scoff

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to mock

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scurrilous

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vulgar, using indecent language

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solace

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comfort

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sordid

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filthy, ignoble

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tangible

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able to be touched

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to throw down the gaunlet

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to offer a challenge

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feeling no pain

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under the influence of alcohol

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Hobson's choice

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to have no say in a matter

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to rule the roost

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be the boss, lay down the laws

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acrimonious

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caustic

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admonish

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to scold

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clandestine

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secretive, hidden

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concur

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agree

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construe

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to interpret

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culprit

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one who commits a crime

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distraught

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harassed

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duplicity

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trickery

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egregious

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remarkably bad

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elicit

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extract

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ethics

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moral philosophy

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flagrant

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notorious

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impunity

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exemption

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inane

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foolish

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inexorable

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cannot be moved by persuasion, inflexible

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paucity

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shortage

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pernicious

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harmful

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rampant

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flourishing

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tolerate

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to permit, to put up with

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stock intrade

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the necessary equipment

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to take down a pege

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humiliate

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pass the buck

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to refuse to take responsbility

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to lionize a person

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to idolize