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Words - 2 Flashcards

1
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Bland

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without any excitement, strong opinions, or special character
- a few bland comments

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Determination

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The quality of trying to do something even when it is difficult
- his dogged determination (=very strong determination) to succeed

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Devoted

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Giving someone or something a lot of love and attention
- a devoted father

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Horrible

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Very bad - used, for example, about things you see, taste, or smell, or about the weather
- the weather has been really horrible all week.

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Misjudge

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To form a wrong or unfair opinion about a person or a situation
- the government misjudged the mood of the electorate

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Outdo

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To be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
- when it comes to speed of response, a small firm can outdo a big company.

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Outgrow

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To grow too big for something
- They outgrow their clothes so quickly

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Tasteless

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Food or drink that is tasteless is unpleasant because it has no particular taste

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Tasty

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Food that is tasty has a good taste, but is not sweet
- a simple but tasty meal

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Tempting

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something that is tempting seems very good and you would like to have it or do it
- a tempting job offer

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Look over

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to check, to examine

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Rinse

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First you have to rinse the vegetables

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prep

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Then you prep the ingredients just right

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simmer

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You need to simmer everything on the stove for twenty minutes

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Peel

you

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You have to peel and rinse the potatoes

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Muffins

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After taking out the muffins, leave them on the counter to cool.

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flour

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When making chocolate chip cookies, measure two cups of flour and one cup of butter.

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Moldy or soggy

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I don’t ever want to see anyone cooking with moldy or soggy vegetables

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Bacteria

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Very small living things, some of which cause illness or disease

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Circulate

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To move around within a system, or to make something do this
- Swimming helps to get the blood circulating through the muscles

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Best-Before Date

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A date printed on containers of food or drink and some other products that shows when they will be too old to eat, drink, or use.
- Suppliers should put a best-before date on the boxes of test kits with a specific shelf life.

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Contaminate

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To make a place or substance dirty or harmful by putting something such as chemicals or poison in it.
- Drinking water supplies are believed to have been contaminated.

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Crisp

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A very thin flat round piece of potato that is cooked in oil and eaten cold
- A packet of crisps

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Leftover

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Remaining after all the rest has been used, taken, or eaten
- Leftover vegetables

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Mushy

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soft, wet, and unpleasant
- Cook for two minutes until soft but not mushy.

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Perish

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To die, especially in a terrible or sudden way
- Hundreds perished when the ship went down

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Poultry

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Birds such as chickens and ducks that are kept on farms in order to produce eggs and meat

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Sell-By Date

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The date stamped on a food product, after which it should not be sold
- a yoghurt two days past its sell-by date

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Simmer

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To boil gently, or to cook something slowly by boiling it gently
- Bring the soup to the boil and allow it to simmer gently for about half an hour.

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Soapy

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Containing soap
- Hot soapy water

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Soggy

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Unpleasantly wet and soft
- The ground was soggy from the rain.

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Unwrap

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To remove the paper, plastic etc that is around something
- Brigitte was unwrapping her birthday presents.

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Dry out

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to become completely dry

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Executive Summary

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A summary of the most important points of a business plan or proposal
- The executive summary is the first part of the business plan that everyone will read, and it may be the only part that some individuals will read

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35
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Henna

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A reddish-brown substance used to change the colour of hair or skin

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Minority

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A small group of people or things within a much larger group
- Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority

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Nameless

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used when you want to say that someone has done something wrong but without mentioning their name, especially to criticize them in a friendly way
- A certain person, who shall remain nameless, forgot to lock the front door.

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Occasion

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To cause something
- She had a long career break occasioned by her husband’s job being moved to Paris

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Unfulfilled

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An unfulfilled hope, desire, dream etc has not been achieved
- His dream of competing in the Olympics remained unfulfilled

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Vacant

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A vacant seat, building, room, or piece of land is empty and available for someone to use
- Only a few apartments were still vacant

41
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Favourable

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Making you support or approve of someone or something

42
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Ambitious

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determined to be successful, rich, powerful etc
- Alfred was intensely ambitious, obsessed with the idea of becoming rich.

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Bankrupt

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To make a person, business, or country bankrupt or very poor.
- John has been nearly bankrupted through a failed business venture.

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Confidant

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Someone you tell your secrets to or who you talk to about personal things

45
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Exaggerate

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To make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is
- I couldn’t sleep for three days - I’m not exaggerating

46
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Fold

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Of a particular number of kinds
- The government’s role in health care is twofold: first, to provide the resources and, second, to make them work better for patients.

47
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Hostile

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angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them
- Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception

48
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Inexperienced

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Not having had much experience
- inexperienced pilots

49
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Inseparable

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people who are inseparable are always together and are very friendly with each other
- Jane and Sarah soon became inseparable companions

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Pile

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a group of several things of the same type that are put on top of each other.
- He balanced the plate on the top of a pile of books.

51
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precious

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Something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care

52
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prone

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likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful

53
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sleeve

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the part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm
- a dress with long sleeves

54
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umpire

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the persone who makes sure that the players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket

55
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get along

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to have a good relationship with someone

56
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get on each other’s nervers

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to be annoying to each other

57
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get-rich-quick

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to earn much on small investments

58
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high-tech

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technologically advanced

59
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identical twin

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a sibling born at the same time who looks almost exactly the same

60
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sick of

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angry or bored with something that has been happening for a long time

61
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dye

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She wants to dye her shirt a new color

62
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analytical

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thinking about things in a detailed and intelligent way, so that you can examine and understand things
- She’s got an analytical mind.

63
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bark

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When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud sound or series of sounds

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billionaire

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Someone who has more than a billion dollars or pounds

65
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civilization

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a society that is well organized and developed, used especially about a particular society in a particular place or at a particular time
- modern American civilization

66
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inflexible

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unwilling to make even the slightest change in your attitudes, plants etc
- inflexible attitudes towards change

67
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mass

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to come together, or to make people or things come together, in a large group
- a mass protest

68
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obese

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very fat in a way that is unhealthy

69
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papyrus

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a plant like grass that grows in water

70
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parchment

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a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin of a sheep or a goat

71
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petite

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a woman who is petite is short and attractively thin

72
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plump

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slightly fat in a fairly pleasant way - used especially about women or children, often to avoid saying the word ‘fat’
- the nurse was a cheerful plump woman

73
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reluctant

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slow and unwilling
- she gave a reluctant smile

74
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skinny

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very thin, especially in a way that is unattractive

75
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slender

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thin in an attractive or graceful way
- She is slender and stylish

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stocky

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a stocky person is short and heavy and looks strong
- A stocky build

77
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wasp

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a thin black and yellow flying insect that can sting you

78
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belly

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to fill with air and become rounder in shape

79
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chubby

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slightly fat in a way that looks healthy and attractive
- a chubby six-year-old

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coaster

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a small thin object on which you put a glass, or cup, to protect a table from heat or liquids

81
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dye

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to give something a different colour using a dye
- hair dye

82
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fabric

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cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc
- our new range of fabrics and wallpapers

83
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landfill

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the practice of burying waste under the ground, or the waster buried in this way

84
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nutrient

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a chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow
- The plant absorbs nutrients from the soil

85
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obese

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very fat in a way that is unhealthy

86
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piping

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a thin tube of cloth, usually with string inside, sewn onto clothing, furniture etc as decoration

87
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sew

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to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them
- I learned to sew at school

88
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stitch

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to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to sew a decoration onto a piece of cloth
- Mary is stitching a bedspread

89
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blow away

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to be moved away by wind

90
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live up to

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to fulfill or meet (expectations)

91
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patch up

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to repair something

92
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run out of

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to use all of something and have nothing left

93
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turn into

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to change into

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