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backslide |
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to drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards |
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biodegrade |
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to break down naturally through the action of biological agents |
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blow-dry |
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to dry hair or other things with a hair dryer |
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brisken |
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to become brisk |
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brace oneself for |
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to prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
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basify |
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to turn basic and less acidic |
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boil down |
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to cook until very little liquid is left |
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boil down |
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to be cooked until very little liquid is left |
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boil down |
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to be the essential element |
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bounce back |
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to improve in health |
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benficiate |
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to subject to a reduction process |
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blow up |
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to make larger |
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blow up |
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to swell or cause to enlarge |
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blow up |
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to fill with gas or air |
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blow up |
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to exaggerate or make bigger |
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blow up |
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to burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction |
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blow up |
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to cause to burst with a violent release of energy |
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blow up |
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to get very angry and fly into a rage |
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belly out |
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to swell out or bulge out |
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besprinkle |
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to scatter with liquid |
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bedim |
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to make obscure or unclear |
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bedim |
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to make darker and difficult to perceive by sight |
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benight |
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to make darker and difficult to perceive by sight |
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benight |
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to envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness |
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benight |
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to overtake with darkness or night |
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blot out |
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to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing |
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broaden |
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to become wider or larger in scope |
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broaden |
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to make something wider or larger in scope |
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broaden |
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to vary in order to spread risk or to expand |
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broaden |
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to extend in scope or range or area |
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beautify |
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to make more beautiful |
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beautify |
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to make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
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beautify |
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to be beautiful to look at |
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break loose |
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to be unleashed |
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break loose |
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to run away from confinement |
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blossom out |
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to develop or come to a promising stage |
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bake |
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to prepare with dry heat in an oven |
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bake |
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to be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun |
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blossom forth |
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to develop or come to a promising stage |
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burst forth |
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to come into or as if into flower |
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burst forth |
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to be unleashed |
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burst forth |
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to jump out from a hiding place and surprise someone |
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break open |
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to erupt or intensify suddenly |
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break open |
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to come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure |
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burst out |
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to erupt or intensify suddenly |
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burst out |
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to appear suddenly |
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burst out |
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to give sudden release to an expression |
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break out |
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to have a sudden skin rash or episode of acne |
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break out |
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to start abruptly |
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break out |
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to take from stowage in preparation for use |