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penny-pinch |
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spend money frugally |
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pipe down |
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become quiet or quieter |
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peruse |
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examine or consider with attention and in detail |
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pony up |
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give reluctantly |
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pop up |
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appear suddenly or unexpectedly |
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palm off |
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sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive |
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possess |
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to have ownership or possession of |
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possess |
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to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill |
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possess |
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to enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas |
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plagiarize |
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take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech |
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plagiarise |
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take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech |
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pull up stakes |
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remove oneself from an association with or participation in |
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pay for |
Verb
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have as a guest |
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plastinate |
Verb
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preserve organic materials with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes |
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pay cash |
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pay (for something) with cash |
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pauperize |
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reduce to beggary |
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pauperise |
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reduce to beggary |
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peculate |
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appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property entrusted to one's care |
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portion out |
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give out as one's portion or share |
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parcel out |
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administer or bestow, as in small portions |
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purvey |
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supply with provisions |
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play it by ear |
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decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation |
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partake in |
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have, give, or receive a share of |
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partake in |
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be active in |
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pay out |
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expend, as from a fund |
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prosecute |
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carry out or participate in an activity |
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prosecute |
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bring a criminal action against (in a trial) |
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prosecute |
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conduct a prosecution in a court of law |
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prosper |
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make steady progress |
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politick |
Verb
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engage in political activities |
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peddle |
Verb
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sell or offer for sale from place to place |
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part with |
Verb
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give up what is not strictly needed |
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pilfer |
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make off with belongings of others |
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purloin |
Verb
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make off with belongings of others |
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preclude |
Verb
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keep from happening or arising |
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preclude |
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make impossible, especially beforehand |
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plump for |
Verb
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be behind |
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plunk for |
Verb
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be behind |
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put to death |
Verb
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kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment |
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prorogue |
Verb
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adjourn by royal prerogative |
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prorogue |
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hold back to a later time |
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pair off |
Verb
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form a pair or pairs |
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partner off |
Verb
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form a pair or pairs |
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put behind bars |
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lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
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put to work |
Verb
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cause to work |
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preside |
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act as president |
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pull one's weight |
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do one's share in a common task |
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peg away |
Verb
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work doggedly or persistently |
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play around |
Verb
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work with in an amateurish manner |
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play around |
Verb
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commit adultery |