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Sick to my stomach

Feeling nauseous or disgusted.

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Supplement

Something added to improve or complete something.

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Reside

To live or have your home in a place.

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Butcher

A person who sells meat.

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Potentially

Something that is possible or likely.

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Grieve

To feel or express great sadness, especially when someone dies.

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Refrain

To avoid or stop oneself from doing something.

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The limelight

Public attention and interest.

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Solely

Only and not involving anything or anyone else.

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Intrusive

Affecting someone in an annoying or uncomfortable way.

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Infringement

An action that breaks rules or laws.

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Ripple

A small wave on the surface of water.

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Captivate

To attract and hold interest and attention.

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Integral

Necessary and important as part of a whole.

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Obscurity

The state of not being known to many people.

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Silhouette

A dark shape seen against a light surface.

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Showcase

To display the best quality or part of something.

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Someone’s take on

Someone’s opinion about a situation or idea.

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Malformed

Wrongly formed.

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More or less

Approximately or almost.

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Legitimacy

The quality of being legal.

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Sanitary

Clean and not dangerous for health.

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Crutches

Medical devices used for support while walking.

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Stethoscope

Medical equipment used by doctors to listen to heartbeat.

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Scented

Having a particular smell, like coconut-scented shampoo.

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Occasion

A particular time, especially when something happens.

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Distant

Used to describe someone who is not emotional or friendly, or far away.

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testament

proof of smth

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impulse

a strong wish to do smth

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presumably

used to say when you think is the likely situation

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trespass on

to go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission:

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suppress

to end smth by force,to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating:

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stimulate

to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active:to make someone excited and interested about something:

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implement

to start using a plan or a system,to put a plan or system into operation:

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primitive

relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system:

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odds

probability that smth will happen

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dyslexia

a condition affecting the brain that makes it difficult for someone to read and write

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exquisite

very beautiful and delicate:

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self-deluded

allowing yourself to believe something that is not true :

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compromise

an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree:

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detrimental

causing harm or damage

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liability

the fact that someone is legally responsible for smth

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dismissive

showing that you do not think something is worth considering:

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reluctant

not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it:

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despicable

very unpleasant or bad, causing strong feelings of dislike:

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retaliate

to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you:

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satire

the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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unobtrusive

not noticeable; seeming to fit in well with the things around:

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constructive

If advice, criticism, or actions are constructive, they are useful and intended to help or improve something:,intended to help someone or improve understanding:

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discreet

careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret:

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adamant

impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision:, refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.

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beholder

a person who sees or looks at someone or something:

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trade upon

to take advantage of something,