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subside |
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sink to a lower level or form a depression |
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senesce |
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grow old or older |
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sharpen |
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put (an image) into focus |
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sharpen |
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become sharp or sharper |
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sharpen |
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make crisp or more crisp and precise |
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sharpen |
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make (one's senses) more acute |
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sharpen |
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give a point to |
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sharpen |
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raise the pitch of (musical notes) |
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sharpen |
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make sharp or sharper |
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sharpen |
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make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper |
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straighten |
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put (things or places) in order |
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straighten |
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make straight or straighter |
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straighten |
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straighten by unrolling |
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straighten |
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get up from a sitting or slouching position |
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straighten |
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straighten up or out |
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step up |
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increase in extent or intensity |
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step up |
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speed up |
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step up |
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make oneself visible |
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square away |
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put (things or places) in order |
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step down |
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reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of |
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step down |
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give up or retire from a position |
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strangulate |
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become constricted |
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strangulate |
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constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air |
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strangulate |
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kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air |
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set off |
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cause to burst with a violent release of energy |
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set off |
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set in motion or cause to begin |
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set off |
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direct attention to, as if by means of contrast |
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set off |
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provoke or stir up |
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set off |
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put in motion or move to act |
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set off |
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leave where one is |
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set off |
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make up for |
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spin out |
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prolong or extend |
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serialize |
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arrange serially |
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serialise |
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arrange serially |
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spiff up |
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make neat, smart, or trim |
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spike out |
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bring forth a spike or spikes |
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shirr |
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bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set |
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stave in |
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burst or force (a hole) into something |
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stave in |
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break in the staves (of) |
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spin off |
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produce as a consequence of something larger |
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stanch |
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stop the flow of a liquid |
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stamp out |
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end or extinguish by forceful means |
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start out |
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
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start out |
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leave |
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set about |
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
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set about |
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enter upon an activity or enterprise |
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set about |
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begin to deal with |
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set out |
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
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set out |
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lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line |
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set out |
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leave |