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IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT
That concert last night was amazing—CAN'T BE BEAT!
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That concert last night was amazing—IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!
COMPREHENSION
Her UNDERSTANDING of the movie's plot was impressive.
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Her COMPREHENSION of the movie's plot was impressive.
SENT FOR ME
He CALLED FOR ME when he got to the café, so I headed over.
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He SENT FOR ME when he got to the café, so I headed over.
AMUSING
That movie we watched last night was really ENTERTAINING, I couldn't stop laughing.
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That movie we watched last night was really AMUSING, I couldn't stop laughing.
CLOSE DOWN
Looks like that coffee shop is about to SHUT DOWN next month.
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Looks like that coffee shop is about to CLOSE DOWN next month.
CONSEQUENTLY, CLOSED DOWN
The coffee shop couldn’t keep up with rent and, AS A RESULT, SHUT DOWN last month.
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The coffee shop couldn’t keep up with rent and, CONSEQUENTLY, CLOSED DOWN last month.
ONE MORE OBSTACLE TO GET ROUND
Looks like we've got ANOTHER HURDLE TO OVERCOME before we can finish this project.
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Looks like we've got ONE MORE OBSTACLE TO GET ROUND before we can finish this project.
FIND IT QUITE AMUSING
I THINK IT'S PRETTY FUNNY how Jake always forgets his own birthday.
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I FIND IT QUITE AMUSING how Jake always forgets his own birthday.
WISE RULER
The SAGE LEADER always listens to his people's needs before making decisions.
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The WISE RULER always listens to his people's needs before making decisions.
FORESEE
I can PREDICT that we'll have a great time at the party tonight.
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I can FORESEE that we'll have a great time at the party tonight.
HARSH SITUATION
It's been a TOUGH SITUATION lately with all the work piling up.
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It's been a HARSH SITUATION lately with all the work piling up.
TRULY FIT IN
I feel like I can REALLY BELONG with this group of people.
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I feel like I can TRULY FIT IN with this group of people.
SET OFF
I had to DEPART early to catch my flight.
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I had to SET OFF early to catch my flight.
WELL DESERVED
You earned that promotion, it’s FULLY DESERVED!
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You got that promotion, it's WELL DESERVED!
AS FOR THIS
Regarding this book, I think it's really interesting.
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As for this book, I think it's really interesting.
NO MATCH FOR YOU
I tried to find someone who could beat you, but you’re UNBEATABLE.
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I tried to find someone who could beat you, but there’s NO MATCH FOR YOU in this game.
PUBLIC SERVANT
My uncle is a GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE and works for the city.
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My uncle is a PUBLIC SERVANT and works for the city government.
SETTLE THE SCORE
I need to GET EVEN with him after that game.
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I need to SETTLE THE SCORE with him after that game.
EXPEDITE THE NEGOTIATIONS
We really need to SPEED UP THE TALKS if we want to close the deal by Friday.
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We really need to EXPEDITE THE NEGOTIATIONS if we want to close the deal by Friday.
KEEP UP THAT WAY
You're doing great with your workouts—STAY ON THAT TRACK!
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You're doing great with your workouts—KEEP UP THAT WAY!
WAY OUT
I couldn’t find the EXIT of the parking garage last night.
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I couldn’t find the WAY OUT of the parking garage last night.
WAIT OUT THE RAIN
Let’s grab a coffee and RIDE OUT THE RAIN before heading to the park.
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Let’s grab a coffee and WAIT OUT THE RAIN before heading to the park.
THINK IT OVER
You don't have to decide right now, just CONSIDER IT tonight.
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You don't have to decide right now, just THINK IT OVER tonight.
OUR DEMANDS
OUR REQUESTS are pretty reasonable, don’t you think?
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OUR DEMANDS are pretty reasonable, don’t you think?
RIFFED
He IMPROVISED on the idea for a while before coming up with something hilarious.
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He RIFFED on the idea for a while before coming up with something hilarious.
IMPERVIOUS
She's so RESISTANT to criticism, nothing ever gets to her.
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She's so IMPERVIOUS to criticism, nothing ever gets to her.

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