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tentative (adj) not certain or agreed

He makes tentative decision

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get across (phrV) to manage to make someone understand or believe something

The teacher gets lesson across the students

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fall through (phrV) to fail to happen

She fall through when starting up

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look into (phrV) to examine the facts about a problem or situation

The scientist look into the development of Covid -19th

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overlap (v) to cover something partly by going over its edge; to cover part of the same space

The train time overlaps my study schedule

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undermine (v) to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:

The candy help me undermine my drug addiction

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underestimate (v) to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something

She was underestimated her ability

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understate (v) to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is

I try to understate bad news

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on the brink of extinction (idm) very near to extinction

Fauna is on the brink of extinction

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on the edge of (idm) close to the point at which something different, especially something bad, will happen

i was on the edge of my seat during the movie

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on the border of (idm) describe a physical location or a figurative boundary

The company is on the border of collapse

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Haphazard (adj) not having an obvious order or plan

The organization is haphazard

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cursory (adj) quick and probably not detailed

The speed is cursory making people bored

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external (adj) of, on, for, or coming from the outside

The external of house is a garden

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contingent (adj) a group of people representing an organization or country, or a part of a military force

The statis of proliferation company is contingent to external condition

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resilience (n) patience

His resilience make me surprised

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autonomy (n) the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and govern itself

The country autonomy is on the brink of collapse

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subtle (adj) not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way

The problems are subtle

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marginal (adj) very small in amount or effect

The house is marginal

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flimsy (adj) very thin, or easily broken or destroyed

The cardboard box is flimsy