Martin

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spatial

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relating to space

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leading up a blind alley

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going nowhere

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a cul de sac

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a road going nowhere

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emerging

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coming out of

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expertise / pronunciation

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rhymes with sneeze, please etc.

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a ball and chain

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a way to prevent prisoners from escaping, or anything which “keeps you down” i.e. debt

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a wake

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ceremony where you can see the body in the casket and say goodbye to someone who died

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in the wake of

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following, after

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the brink

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the edge

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wrapped

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finished

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pivot

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turn on one foot

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pivotal

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very important or crucial

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soaring

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anything going up fast / flying

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a vigil

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a ceremony where you stay awake all night for whatever reason

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to tank

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fall and get stuck, like a heavy vehicle in mud

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wait out the storm

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wait for situation to improve

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convergence

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joining of parts

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variance

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change

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liquidity

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the ease with which an asset can be converted into cash

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venture capital

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money or assets that is being used for something productive

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NIMBY

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not in my backyard

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running on fumes/running on empty

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when you are exhausted but keep going

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the dregs

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the last bits of something, especially bits of coffee at the bottom of a cup

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elope

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run away to get married

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a stove

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a cooker

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for the record

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officially

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yolk

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the yellow of an egg

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under the yoke

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when you live and are oppressed by a tyrant or overlord

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a rake

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garden tool for moving dead leaves

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rake it in

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to make a lot of money

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gasping

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the sound you make after holding your breath, or when you are shocked by something

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hotel suite

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a nicer room, more like an apartment

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chapped

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dry lips

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epiphany

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a sudden realisation, a eureka moment

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disrupt

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to break up

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parity

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equality

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languishing

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being in a bad place

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debacle

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disaster

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a bridle

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the straps attached to a horse's face

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unbridled

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free

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to mint

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to make coins

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forte

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strong point

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a driver

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a motivating force

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to face someone

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to confront a person, to not run away

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prevail

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to win

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bail out

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save (financially speaking)

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sprawling

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spreading out carelessly

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duplicitous

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deceptive

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elite pronunciation

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like light or like leet?

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condiment

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a sauce

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weird

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sounds like beard

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unprecedented

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never having happened before

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unwinding a mess

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discovering what's at the heart of something

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non denominational

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not favoring any particular religion

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to crack on

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continue

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indelible

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unforgettable

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tampering

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manipulating or interfering with something

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cherish

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love or care for

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wards

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children you act as a guardian to

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content

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satisfied

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rabble

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a disorderly crowd

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cannon fodder

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soldiers who are thought of as meat shields

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a turd

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poo or feces

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the cut of your jib

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the way someone looks

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to don

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to put on clothes

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vigorously

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energetically

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a blotch

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a large spot or stain

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despondent

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depressed