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1
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(v.) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service

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cater

2
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(adj.) usual, expected, routine

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customary

3
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(v.) to persuade not to do something

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dissuade

4
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(n.) a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business

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entrepreneur

5
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(n.) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person

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firebrand

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(n.) risk, peril; (v.) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble

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hazard

7
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(n.) the killing of one person by another

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homicide

8
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(n.) a lack of interest or concern

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indifference

9
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(adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean

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indignant

10
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(adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

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indispensable

11
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(v.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use

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lubricate

12
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(adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

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mutual

13
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(v.) to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry

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pelt

14
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(n.) an easily spread diseas causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v.) to annoy or bother

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plague

15
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(adj., part.) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action

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poised

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(n.) a government in power; a for or system of rule or management; a period of rule

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regime

17
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(v.) to make slow, delay, hold back

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retard

18
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(adj.) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected

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transparent

19
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(adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured

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unscathed

20
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(adj.) ready for use, at hand

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available