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I wanted to do more than [blank_start]bring in[blank_end] (be the reason that someone receives an amount of money) [blank_start]revenue[blank_end] (income from business activities or taxes).

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bring in
revenue

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In 1993, Phillips [blank_start]stepped off[blank_end] (gave up) the partnership track.

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stepped off

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It took Galston six months to [blank_start]work up the nerve[blank_end] (muster courage) to walk into the Oval Office, meet with the president, and walk away from his job.

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work up the nerve

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Phillips, Casy and Galston had to [blank_start]reckon with[blank_end] (consider or anticipate) the [blank_start]fallout[blank_end] (unpleasant effects) from success.

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reckon with
fallout

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"What do I love to do?"; "How am I comfortable behaving?"; "What can I achieve?" If you [blank_start]untangle[blank_end] (to solve a complicated situation or problem) those questions, and compare the answers with your natural talents and abilities, you'll start down the [blank_start]path[blank_end] to success.

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untangle
path

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Amith had led an [blank_start]accomplished[blank_end] (very skilfully done) and [blank_start]wide-ranging[blank_end] (dealing with a large variety of subjects) career.

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accomplished
wide-ranging

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"My throat feels [blank_start]constricted[blank_end]" (narrowed), she complains.

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constricted

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Daniel Alkon, author of Memory's Voice, [blank_start]likens[blank_end] (compares, show similarities) the process [blank_start]to[blank_end] a tape recording.

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likens
to

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We also must be psychologically ready to [blank_start]encounter[blank_end] (deal with) memories that are recalled.

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encounter

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[blank_start]Half-baked[blank_end] (not practical for not being wholly prepared) [blank_start]pop[blank_end] (for many people but without knowledge) psychologists with the barest knowledge of transference and counter-transference don't realise that it can be damaging to get clients to cry or scream on the table.

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Half-baked
pop

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She took up karate, which allowed her to apply her new sense of [blank_start]groundedness[blank_end] (condition of being sensible and confident) and power. What had been a [blank_start]meek[blank_end] (humble and submissive) personality in a soft body started developing into a confident individual in a strong body.

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groundedness
meek

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Her jaw [blank_start]quivers[blank_end] (shakes). She whimpers.

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quivers

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Marcie later [blank_start]recalled[blank_end] (remembered) the images she saw. "My mother was [blank_start]yanking[blank_end] (pulling) me around the room by my hair. She was so angry, so hostile..."

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recalled
yanking

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What is this [blank_start]phenomenon[blank_end] (event, fact) called "body memory", and what [blank_start]triggers[blank_end] (activates) its [blank_start]recall[blank_end] (recollection)? Of what value is it to a person's [blank_start]well-being[blank_end] (health, welfare)? Are there possible dangers in [blank_start]eliciting[blank_end] (calling forth) it?

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phenomenon
triggers
recall
well-being
eliciting

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In a situation where we feel it's not permissible to show certain feelings, we unconsciously [blank_start]clench[blank_end] (tighten, contract) the muscles that normally would be used in expressing those emotions.

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clench

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The body becomes "armored" -it [blank_start]locks in[blank_end] (shuts in, imprisons) the memories or emotions.

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locks in

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As in Marcie's case, holding patterns can be [blank_start]embedded[blank_end] (fixed) even before we're capable of mentally perceiving what is happening.

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embedded

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If you suspect that buried memories [blank_start]underlie[blank_end] (are the cause of) an [blank_start]ailment[blank_end] (illness, condition) and you are tempted to have a bodyworker help [blank_start]uproot[blank_end] (expel, eject) those memories, you should proceed with care.

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underlie
ailment
uproot

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Transference is a re-experiencing in a present relationship of certain feelings, thoughts, or fantasies that ocurred in a [blank_start]prior[blank_end] (earlier) relationship.

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prior

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She finds her work genuinely satisfying -even though she's not [blank_start]on track to[blank_end] (making progress and likely to achieve) make partner.

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on track to

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We could have grown it much bigger. But rather than grow the business, we [blank_start]shrank[blank_end] (made smaller) it back down to 2.

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shrank

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For four years, my days were broken into 15 of 20 minute segments. Each segment involved stress, fun, and sometimes both. The adrenaline was always [blank_start]pumping[blank_end] (flowing).

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pumping

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He built a [blank_start]thriving[blank_end] (very successful) firm.

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thriving

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He is, [blank_start]to put it mildly[blank_end] (not being as strong or extreme as it could be), a driven guy.

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to put it mildly

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There was a second problem I missed being able to [blank_start]call my own shots[blank_end] (be in charge, be in authority).

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call my own shots

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Say ([blank_start]conservatively[blank_end] (purposedly showing less amount or degree for the sake of caution)) that you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, for 50 years. That's 100,000 working hours over the course of a career.

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conservatively

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If you must use the Internet, [blank_start]encrypt[blank_end] (put into code) your -email and never give your real name when registering at websites.

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encrypt

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All this may sound paranoic, but in fact, it is advice being offered by the more [blank_start]zealous[blank_end] (marked by active interest and enthusiasm) of today's privacy campaigners.

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zealous

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In an increasingly wired world, people are continually creating information about themselves that is recorded and often sold or [blank_start]pooled[blank_end] (shared, gathered).

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pooled

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The goal of privacy [blank_start]advocates[blank_end] (supporters) is not extreme.

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advocates

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That is a clue to how fast things have changed. To try to restore the privacy that was universal in the 1970s is to [blank_start]chase a chimera[blank_end] (try to achieve something impossible).

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chase a chimera

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Attempts to [blank_start]restrain[blank_end] (control) the [blank_start]surveillance[blank_end] (close observation) society through new laws will intensify.

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restrain
surveillance

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Privacy protection services may offer a brief [blank_start]respite[blank_end] (reprieve, temporary relief) for those determined, whatever the trouble o cost, to protect themselves.

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respite

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20 years [blank_start]hence[blank_end] (from now) most people will find that the privacy they take for granted today will be just as [blank_start]elusive[blank_end] (impossible to catch or achieve) as the privacy of the 1970 now seems.

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hence
elusive

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Privacy is doomed for the same reason that is has been [blank_start]eroded[blank_end] (deteriorated) so fast over the past two decades. People may prefer to [blank_start]forsake[blank_end] (abandon) the huge benefits that the new information economy promises. But they will not, in practice, be offered that choice.

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eroded
forsake

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Privacy is a [blank_start]residual[blank_end] (remaining after the rest has gone) value, hard to define or protect in the abstract. The [blank_start]cumulative[blank_end] (increasing by addition) effect of these [blank_start]bargains[blank_end] (agreements between parties fixing obligations to both of them) will be the end of privacy.

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residual
cumulative
bargains

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Someone who is an expert in a subject, and is often asked to talk to the public about that subject is a [blank_start]pundit[blank_end].

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pundit

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Someone who uses money to start businesses and make business deals, usually with considerable daring, skill, and financial risk is an [blank_start]entrepreneur[blank_end].

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entrepreneur

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To do what most other people do is to [blank_start]follow the herd[blank_end].

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follow the herd

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I [blank_start]stopped short[blank_end] (come to a sudden and unexpected stop) of telling him what I really thought.

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stopped short

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I have respect for everyone who has [blank_start]had the guts to[blank_end] (been brave enough to) travel here to work despite the adversity.

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had the guts to

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They see too that [blank_start]blue-chip[blank_end] (making profit) companies are returning bumper profits.

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blue-chip

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To be like a [blank_start]pawn[blank_end] in somebody else's [blank_start]game[blank_end] is to be manipulated by someone.

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pawn
game

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She [blank_start]lodged[blank_end] (posed, presented [something such as a complaint]) a complaint with the city council.

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lodged

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She did not [blank_start]endorse[blank_end] (express approval) federal legalization of the drug for either medical or recreational use.

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endorse

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She was mildly [blank_start]duplicitous[blank_end] (dishonest, hypocritical), encouraging a doomed project perhaps without telling its makers it was doomed, gossipy about salaries and billing.

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duplicitous

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[blank_start]Restrain[blank_end] can also mean to restrict or hold back someone else, to prevent someone from doing what they're intending to do. Prison guards have to [blank_start]restrain[blank_end] a prisoner who is trying to attack one of his fellow inmates. That prisoner might even be put in handcuffs — a kind of [blank_start]restraint[blank_end]. You can [blank_start]restrain[blank_end] yourself, for example if you're watching a Broadway show and suddenly feel the urge to sing along. Your fellow audience members would be grateful for your [blank_start]restraint[blank_end], especially if you've got a terrible voice.

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Restrain
restrain
restraint
restrain
restraint

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Although the violence has [blank_start]subsided[blank_end] (weakened) considerably from its peak in 2011, human rights organisations still accuse the Bahraini authorities of abuses.

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subsided

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Stories about science and religion [blank_start]elicit[blank_end] (call forth) plenty of comments, especially our stories about how religion is being forced upon students in public schools.

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elicit

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Still, he says that he [blank_start]relished[blank_end] (enjoyed) the chance to play someone different.

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relished

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When a fee is charged for the privilege of driving on a road or crossing a bridge, it's called a [blank_start]toll[blank_end]. Another kind of [blank_start]toll[blank_end] is the charge to make a long distance telephone call. Occasionally, [blank_start]toll[blank_end] refers to a different kind of cost — a loss of human life: the human [blank_start]toll[blank_end] of an earthquake or war. Finally, there's the [blank_start]toll[blank_end], or deep ringing sound, of a bell.

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toll
toll
toll
toll
toll

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To [blank_start]hold up[blank_end] one's [blank_start]end[blank_end] is to carry one's share of the burden; to do one's share of the work..

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hold up
end

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However distasteful Putin’s actions may be, the West should recognize the spiritual yearning that [blank_start]underlies[blank_end] (is the cause of) his power — the soft side of hard.

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underlies

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Their price would have to [blank_start]shrink[blank_end] (decrease) by more than half, to roughly $5,000 per patient per year, to make the $150,000 level.

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shrink

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A comment or behaviour is [blank_start]out of line[blank_end] when it's in a way other people do not approve.

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out of line

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To help (a child, an animal, a plant, etc.) to grow or develop is to [blank_start]nurture[blank_end].

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nurture

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To be in a difficult situation in which a very small mistake could have very bad results is to [blank_start]walk a tightrope[blank_end].

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walk a tightrope

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To be [blank_start]glum[blank_end] is to be sad and in low spirits.

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glum

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[blank_start]Roughly[blank_end] is a synonym of approximately.

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Roughly

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The action, state or effect of improving or becoming less severe is "[blank_start]amelioration[blank_end]".

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amelioration

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If you do something [blank_start]in the heat of the moment[blank_end], you do it at a time when you are too angry or excited to think carefully.

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in the heat of the moment

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To [blank_start]do the trick[blank_end] is to work, to do what is needed in order to achieve something.

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do the trick

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To [blank_start]contend[blank_end] something is to claim that it is true.

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contend

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To begin to understand a difficult situation and start to find a way of dealing with it is to [blank_start]get a grip on[blank_end] it.

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get a grip on

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