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access, adopt

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allow, let

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announce, announcement, declare, proclaim

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appear, show

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argue, debate, dispute, quarrel

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arrive

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associate, each other, interact, mingle, socialize

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assume, estimate, guess

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be careful, take care of, watch out

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beat, conquer, defeat, overcome

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begin, commence, originate, start

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blame, charge

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borrow

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bother, disturb

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break

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bring, deliver

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build, construct

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burn

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buy, purchase

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can, able, could

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cancel, call off

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can’t, couldn’t, unable

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carry

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catch

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cause

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change, adapt, adjust, after, modify, turn into

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chase

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choose, pick, select

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clap, applaud, commend

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clean-up

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climb

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close, shut

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collapse, breakdown

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collect, accumulate, gather, reap

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comb hair

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come

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compare, comparison

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compete, competition, contest

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complain, object

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confront, approach, encounter, face, face-to-face

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connect, attach, belong, join, relate to, unite

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continue, endure, last, lasting, move on, permanent

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control, command, direct, govern, manage, regulate, reign, rule, run

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convince

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copy, duplicate, imitate, parrot

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crush

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cut 1

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cut 2

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cut off, end

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dance

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decide, decision, determine

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delete, eliminate, remove

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demonstration, example, reveal, sample, show

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deny

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depend, count on, rely on

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deposit

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deteroriorate

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disappear, vanish

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disappoint, miss

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discuss

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dismiss, discharge, excuse, exempt, waive

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disturb, annoy, bother

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do, act

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do work

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draw, illustrate

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drive

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drop

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earn, make

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emphasize, impress, stress

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exercise

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expand

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explain, define, describe

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fall

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find, discover, locate

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follow

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fool, trick

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forget

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gain weight

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gardening

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get, acquire, obtain, recieve

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give, contribute

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give up, surrender

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go, attend

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grow, raise

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hang up phone

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have, own, possess

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hire, invite, welcome

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hold

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hurry, rush

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include, involve, participate

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inform-all, disseminate, notify

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interrupt

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join, participate

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kill, murder, slay

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lead, guide

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leave, depart, go out

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left, gone

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lie

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like

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listen

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loan, lend

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lock

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look, look at

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look for, explore, search

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lose, lost

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lose (competition)

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make, create, form, produce

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meet

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miss, fail

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misunderstand, miscommunication, misconcieve

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move

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need, have to, must, ought, should, supposed to

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offer, move, present, propose, suggest

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open

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open-minded

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over do, cross wide

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overflow

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owe, afford, debt, due

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pack

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paint

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park

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participate

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pass, by

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pay

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persuade

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plan, arrange,

order, organize, prepare

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plant

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play, recess

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play cards, deal

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postpone, delay, put off

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practice, exercise, rehearse

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praise

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promote, advance, raise

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prove, verify

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pull

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punish, penalize, reprimand

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push, shove

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put

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put in

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put in gas

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put on ring

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quit, drop out, withdraw

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race, compete, competition

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rake

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read

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refuse

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register, sign

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reject, dismiss, exclude

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reject, push away

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remind

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remind me

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remove, deduct, delete, discard

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rescue, free, save

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rest

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retire

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rub, scrub

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ruin, spoil

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run, jog

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run out of, all gone, expire

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run (machine)

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run fast

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satisfy

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save, keep, preserve

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save, store

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scream, yell

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seal, certify, stamp

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send

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send (email, mail)

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shake

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sing, music, song

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solve, dissolve, evaporate, melt, resolve, solution

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spin

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stand

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stay, remain

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talk, speak

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tell

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try, attempt, make an effort

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use, utilize, wear

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use, wear

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wake up

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watch, look forward to, observe

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win

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write

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be careful, take care of, watch out

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beat, conquer, defeat, overcome

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begin, commence, originate, start

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clap, applaud, commend

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clean-up

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climb

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close, shut

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collapse, breakdown

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collect, accumulate, gather, reap

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comb hair

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come

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compare, comparison

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compete, competition, contest

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complain, object

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confront, approach, encounter, face, face-to-face

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connect, attach, belong, join, relate to, unite

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continue, endure, last, lasting, move on, permanent

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control, command, direct, govern, manage, regulate, reign, rule, run

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convince

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copy, duplicate, imitate, parrot

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crush

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cut 1

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cut (with scissors)

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cut off, end

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dance

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decide, decision, determine

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delete, eliminate, remove

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demonstration, example, reveal, sample, show

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deny

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depend, count on, rely on

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deposit

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deteroriorate

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disappear, vanish

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disappoint, miss

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discuss

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dismiss, discharge, excuse, exempt, waive

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disturb, annoy, bother

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do, act

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do work

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draw, illustrate

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drive

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drop (object)

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earn, make

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emphasize, impress, stress

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exercise

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expand

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explain, define, describe

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fall (down)

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find, discover, locate

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follow

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fool, trick

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forget

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gain weight

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gardening

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get, acquire, obtain, recieve

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give, contribute

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give up, surrender

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go, attend

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grow, raise

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hang up phone

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have, own, possess

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hire, invite, welcome

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hold

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hurry, rush

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include, involve, participate

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inform-all, disseminate, notify

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interrupt

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join, participate

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kill, murder, slay

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lead, guide

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leave, depart, go out

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left, gone

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lie

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like

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listen

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loan, lend

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lock

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look, look at

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look for, explore, search

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lose, lost

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lose (competition)

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make, create, form, produce

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meet

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miss, fail

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misunderstand, miscommunication, misconcieve

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move

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need, have to, must, ought, should, supposed to

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offer, move, present, propose, suggest

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open

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open-minded

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over do, cross wide

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overflow

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owe, afford, debt, due

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pack

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paint

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park

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participate

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pass, by

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pay

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persuade

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plan, arrange,

order, organize, prepare

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plant

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play, recess

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play cards, deal

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postpone, delay, put off

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practice, exercise, rehearse

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praise

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promote, advance, raise

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prove, verify

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pull

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punish, penalize, reprimand

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push, shove

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put

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put in

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put in gas

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put on ring

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quiet, drop out, withdraw

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race, compete, competition

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rake

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read

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refuse

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register, sign

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reject, dismiss, exclude

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reject, push away

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remind

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remind me

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remove, deduct, delete, discard

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rescue, free, save

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rest

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retire

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rub, scrub

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ruin, spoil

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run, jog

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run out of, all gone, expire

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run (machine)

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run fast

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satisfy

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save, keep, preserve

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save, store

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say

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scatter, disseminate, distribute, spread

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scream, yell

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seal, certify, stamp

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sell

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send

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send (email, mail)

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serve, minister, service, wait on

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sew

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shake

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show, demonstrate

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sign (language)

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sing, music, song

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smoke

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solve, dissolve, evaporate, melt, resolve, solution

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spin

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spit

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stand

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stay, remain

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steal, rob

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supervise

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take, grab

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talk, speak

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tell

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throw basketball

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throw frisbee

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throw into trash

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try, attempt, make an effort

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use, utilize, wear

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use, wear

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wake up

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walk

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wash

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wash face

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watch, look forward to, observe

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win

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write

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write down, record

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yell, shout, scream

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