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[threaten]  The pupils were quieted at once on the teacher's threat to keep them in after school.

When the teacher...

When the teacher... threatened to keep the pupils in after school, they were quieted at once.

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Although he was raised as a Christian, he's not really very ___.
religious
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The new product has a pair of small loudspeakers fitted inside, which you can easily ______ your computer's sound card.
hook up to
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Yes, it is the insurance companies that pay for stolen goods, but who is going to pay for what the new ___ of distrust and fear is doing to our way of life?

atmosphere

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In the story, the little girl has a ___ stepmother, who makes her life a misery.
wicked
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[forge]  A completely different approach to life could result from a different experience of the world.

A different experience of the world...

A different experience of the world... could forge a completely different approach to life.

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To relax himself for a little while, he rose from the computer desk and stretched both arms upwards and ___.
sideways
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Tim says ______ everybody will be affected by the tax increases, but I'm sure he's exaggerating.
just about
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Eventually 3 principal routes converged at the Coffin house, which came to be the Grand Central Terminal of the Underground Railroad. For his efforts, Coffin received frequent death ___ and warnings that his store and home would be burned.

threats

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Until the new gym is built, you have no option but to ______ existing buildings, which may or may not suit your immediate requirements.
make the best of
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[generate]  Misleading thoughts are often caused by words that are misused.

Misused words...

Misused words... often generate misleading thoughts.

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I do not doubt in the least that the inflation of money leads to ___ decline.
economic
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It is difficult to estimate the number of people doing part-time jobs ______.
on the side
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Yet this stop was only part of a much larger ___ for me. Josiah Henson is but one name on a long list of courageous men and women who together forged the Underground Railroad.

mission

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What better word to describe the way in which we have been forced to live? What sadder ___ on all that we have become in this new and puzzling time?

reflection

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[feature]  The space shuttle Challenger blowing up in January 1986 - killing all seven crew - is highlighted in the NBC show's opening shots.

The NBC show's opening shots...

The NBC show's opening shots... feature the space shuttle Challenger blowing up in January 1986 - killing all seven crew.

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China's economic success over the past 3 ___ has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens.
decades
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She picked up the receiver and, ______ asking the caller to hold on, went off to tell Jack that he was wanted on the phone.

without so much as
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It takes a couple of special qualities. One is a tolerance for solitude. Because we are so busy and on such a tight ___, we don't entertain much.

budget

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You can distinguish between frogs and toads in the following way: frogs have ___ bodies, long limbs, and smooth skin, and toads have touter bodies, short limbs, and dry skin.
slender
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[pursue]  Benneker continued steadily with is mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy when he was still a farmer.

While farming, Benneker...

While farming, Benneker... pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.

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The police are investigating the 3 men allegedly ___ in organizing and carrying out the bank robbery.
involved
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My job varies between the extremely tedious and the annoyingly busy. ______, I think I'm happier during the really busy times.
On balance
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Soon Jim, 16 and Emily, 13, the youngest of our four children, will help me make some long-overdue improvements on the outdoor toilet that ___ our indoor plumbing when we are working outside.

supplements

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[be intent on]  There's not much you can do if people are really determined to destroy themselves with drugs.

There's not much you can do if...

There's not much you can do if... people are (really) intent on destroying themselves with drugs.