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Gd3 Flashcards

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Its razor-sharp

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clarity

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Come in handy

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Turn out to be useful

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I will take it with a grain of

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Salt

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A political powder

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Keg

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The government was embroiled

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in controversies

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The rollout of the national

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education curriculum

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7
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To grab newspaper

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Headline

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8
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Barely able to contain

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His excitement

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9
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The illustrations lighten

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The text

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It saddens me when

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I see…

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11
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A group of like-minded

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Professionals

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12
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Rouse him from his

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Deep slumber

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13
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Iron-fisted

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Enforcer

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14
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Planned

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Obsolescence

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15
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As its name

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Suggests,

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16
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Their careers were

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On the line

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17
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She loses her composure

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In TV interview

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18
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Voter

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Turnout

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19
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Stake its calm to leadership in the

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Red-hot smartphone market

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20
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I could

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Care less

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21
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Application came in thick and

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Fast

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22
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Did he walk his

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Talk?

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23
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Take its toll/ take a heavy

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Toll on

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24
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It would have been a

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Trail-blazer

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25
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Live subtitling is not very popular,

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If not unprecedented

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26
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We are always glad to be

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Of help

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27
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We have a great appetite

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For adventures

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28
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Think highly

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Of us

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29
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Off the

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Hook

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30
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Launch probe into

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The complaint

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31
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Maroon tens of thousands of travelers at

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Airports across the region

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32
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Take a walk down

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The corridor

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33
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Take in five students under

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Our wings

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34
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Have our hands

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Full

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35
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It adds to the sense of vitality

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And growth

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36
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Spurred on by the feeling

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Of excitement

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37
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I shudder to think

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What would happen if

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38
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Deserve rounds of

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Applause

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39
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The quiet and sleepy summer was bestirred by

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The roaring cheers and laughter

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40
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For your vicarious

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Pleasure

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41
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Her dedication and cheerful character have endeared her

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To our hearts

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42
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Become more of a finger hunt-and-pecker than a

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Spread-finger typist

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43
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A ticking time

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Bomb

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44
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The breadth of content

A

A

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45
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Shoot the

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Breeze

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46
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To teach a fish

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To swim

47
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Get stuck in

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A rut

48
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The stage is set

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For

49
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Not to put too fine a

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Point on it

50
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Partisan bickering and

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Political posturing

51
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Long may this

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Continue

52
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Pound the

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Pavement

53
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Be at your

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Service

54
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Throw out the red

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Carpet

55
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Whether people still believe in traditions or just go through the motions to

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Please parent is hard to say

56
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Late-night

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Snack

57
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That’s what we

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Read

58
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Have tunnel

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Vision

59
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Give priority

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To

60
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In one

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Go

61
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Evolve into

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Discrimination

62
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Take my aggravation

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On you

63
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Heave a

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Sigh

64
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Glean ears of

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Wheat

65
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Bound

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Feet

66
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Pick up the

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Pieces

67
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It is just tit for

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Tat

68
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Crack a

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Joke

69
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Take the

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Fall

70
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I don’t care

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Less

71
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Have a hidden

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Agenda

72
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Since the crack of

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Dawn

73
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Chase away the

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Blues

74
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Turn back the

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Tide

75
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Overexert

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Oneself

76
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You are out of your

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Mind

77
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On the fly

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While in motion or progress

78
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Behind the

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Wheel

79
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She is a

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Phenomenon

80
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It is a pleasure to write in

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Support of sb

81
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A polite and

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Conscientious student

82
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He came across as a young gentleman who

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Has a real strong vision

83
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The setup and breakdown

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Of equipment

84
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His instincts were

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Right on

85
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Come in handy with last-minute

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Changes and mishaps

86
Q

Wonderful moments of events were

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Recalled and relished

87
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Has a down-to-earth

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Demeanor

88
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To work as part of a

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Cohesive team

89
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The project at

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Hand

90
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Make him an asset to

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The compamy

91
Q

They have nothing but

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Praise for sb

92
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He has my unreserved

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Recommendation

93
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In full

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Swing

94
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The exchange

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Glances

95
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Long-term goals can be achieved

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In incremental stages

96
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It will blow the dude

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Away

97
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In their foolishness lies the

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Seed of what-might-be, little by little

98
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His eyes gushed

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Tears

99
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He stocked by his friend through

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Thick and thin

100
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Early

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On

101
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A fortified

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Hill

102
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He owed his longevity to his refusal to drink anything stronger than

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Adam’s ale

103
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He has bulging

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Eyes

104
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Add a cubit to his

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Stature

105
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Newspaper comic

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Strip

106
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She said with furrowed brow as

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She gave up the search of clues as to the whereabouts of her diary

107
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A stern-faced pitchfork-wielding

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Farmer

108
Q

He appears to fit the character by virtue of their

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Dim-wittedness or naive incompetence

109
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Under / in the guise

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Of sb

110
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Veer off

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Course

111
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Create chaos in the procession

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Ranks

112
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Conjure up an

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Alibi

113
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Side bet a

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Meal

114
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Blurt out the

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Secret

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