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gruelling
The ten–kilometre run across the countryside in the rain was gruelling.
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exhausting
treacherous
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extremely dangerous
confine to
Reviews of his books are confined to serious literary journals.
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restrict to
come in for
His views on education came in for criticism from parents,
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receive
second to none
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excellent/the best
ordeal
Breaking his leg was an ordeal for Grandpa.
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a very difficult and unpleasant experience
screech
The man's wife screeched at him to stop the car at the red traffic light.
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shout unpleasantly and loudly
take sb aback
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surprise sb
hours on end
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many hours
virtually
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almost
groggy
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weak and ill
unrivalled
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better than any other
cut (sth) off
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stop the supply of electricity or water or access to the telephone
blast
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criticise severely
thrill
The firework display thrilled us all.
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cause somebody to fell very excited
max out
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use all the money available
bring down
The financial scandal brought down the politician, who had to resign.
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cause somebody to lose power
get back at
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take revange
take to
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start liking somebody
under construction
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still being made
on occasion
On occasion he goes for a walk but mostly he stays indoors.
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sometimes
guts
The bully didn't have the guts to actually fight, so he ran away.
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the courage to do something difficult
evolve
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develop
a host of
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many
withdraw
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take out
broaden one's
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learn more about the world
wary
Be wary of crossing the road here as there have been some nasty accidents.
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cautious

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