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Monday, October 17, 2022

LIST OF FREQUENT COLLOCATIONS - CÁC TẬP HỢP TỪ THƯỜNG GẶP

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LIST OF FREQUENT COLLOCATIONS

 

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time

 

small

 

long

 

dark

 

spend

 

 

 

short

7

day

 

waste

 

all (N long)

 

take

 

present

 

spare

 

spent

 

give

 

final

 

present

 

full

 

working

 

working

 

 

 

whole

2

year

 

start

 

past

 

(have a) nice

 

coming

 

 

 

full

8

days

 

start

 

early

 

take

 

past (few/number N)

 

spent

 

old

 

 

 

spent

3

people

 

working

 

ordinary

 

take

 

working

 

 

 

elderly

9

thing

 

disabled

 

whole

 

 

 

(do the) right

4

way

 

real

 

long

 

(do the) wrong

 

go

 

 

 

find

10

child

 

get

 

only

 

make (someone's N)

 

expecting

 

come

 

 

 

easy

11

government

 

 

 

coalition

5

ways

 

interim

 

separate

 

elected

 

find

 

 

 

alternative

12

part

 

explore

 

take (N)

 

develop

 

play (the/a)

 

subtle

 

integral

 

 

 

large

6

man

 

major

 

big

 

essential

 

tall

 

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vital

 

made

 

form

 

put

 

significant

 

take

 

full

 

clear

 

 

 

strong

13

parts

 

extreme

 

spare

 

 

 

component

17

cases

 

constituent

 

severe

 

played

 

court

 

separate

 

extreme

 

 

 

serious

14

life

 

criminal

 

real

 

injury

 

family

 

 

 

everyday

18

woman

 

whole

 

beautiful

 

private

 

attractive

 

normal

 

pretty

 

live

 

tall

 

saved

 

(good) looking

 

personal

 

 

 

public

19

work

 

early

 

hard

 

spent

 

do

 

daily

 

started

 

lead

 

voluntary

 

 

 

charity

15

lives

 

carried (out)

 

save

 

find

 

past

 

paid

 

live

 

major

 

lost

 

community

 

private

 

 

 

claimed (a number of)

20

system

 

risk

 

welfare

 

lead

 

 

 

cost

21

group

 

daily

 

small

 

spend

 

ethnic (minority N)

 

everyday

 

largest

 

separate

 

formed

 

ordinary

 

minority

 

normal

 

leading

 

 

 

single

16

case

 

research

 

court

 

 

 

present

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number

 

particular

 

large

 

(a N) adjourned

 

small

 

prosecution

 

increasing


 

 

 

2


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growing

 

overcome

 

limited

 

common

 

total

 

faced

 

increased

 

arises

 

significant

 

cause

 

greater

 

resolve

 

reduce

 

sort (out)

 

considerable

 

address

 

substantial

 

 

 

high

28

service

 

 

 

free

23

world

 

telephone

 

real

 

provide

 

whole

 

memorial

 

modern

 

intelligence

 

developing

 

advisory

 

 

 

delivery

24

area

 

full

 

particular

 

postal

 

play

 

security

 

surrounding

 

regular

 

residential

 

 

 

wide

29

hand

 

central

 

held

 

major

 

took

 

 

 

shook

25

course

 

wash

 

(in) due

 

raised

 

training

 

waved

 

main

 

lifted

 

designed

 

helping

 

first

 

stretched out (his/her…+N)

 

take

 

extended

 

completed

 

strong

 

ordinary

 

 

 

followed

30

hands

 

full

 

shook

 

start

 

holding

 

 

 

clasped

26

company

 

wash

 

owned

 

raised

 

 

 

rubbed

27

problem

 

folded

 

solve

 

 

 

real

31

party

 

major

 

ruling

 

serious

 

opposition

 

big

 

led

 

particular

 

 

 

lies

 

 

 

tackle

 

 


 

 

 

3


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school

39

end

 

left

 

west

 

medical

 

east

 

went

 

came

 

whole

 

put

 

 

 

far

33

place

 

brought (to an N)

 

take

 

reached

 

wrong

 

bottom

 

(final) resting N

 

 

 

safe

40

ends

 

right

 

loose

 

put

 

achieve

 

secure

 

opposite

34

point

41

word

 

made

 

use

 

reached

 

say

 

whole

 

spread

 

prove

 

key

 

raised

 

final

35

house

42

example

 

detached

 

set

 

family

 

give

 

moved +N

 

classic

 

 

 

perfect

36

country

 

take (the)

 

whole

 

typical

 

leave

 

prime

 

foreign

 

follow

 

 

 

provides

37

week

 

simple

 

past

 

obvious

 

spent

 

recent

 

previous

 

extreme

 

whole

 

striking

 

coming

 

outstanding

 

 

 

notable

38

member

 

specific

 

family

 

 

 

former

43

family

 

senior

 

whole

 

leading

 

extended

 

active

 

close

 

elected

 

entire

 

union

 

large

 

full

 

nuclear

 

 

 

big


 

 

 

 

 

4


 

 

 

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collocations

 

 

 

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families

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sides

 

(lone/one/ single) parent

 

opposite

 

one-parent

 

N + agreed

 

lone

 

take

 

single-parent

 

 

 

low-income

52

night

 

 

 

spent

45

fact

 

stay

 

actual

 

opening

 

simple

 

dark

 

N + remains

 

early

 

mere

 

 

 

face

53

nights

 

 

 

sleepless

46

facts

 

spent

 

relevant

 

 

 

stated

54

eye

 

known

 

keep

 

hard

 

public

 

basic

 

watchful

 

true

 

naked

 

face

 

cast

 

full

 

look (in the N)

 

 

 

twinkle

47

state

 

critical

 

mental

 

 

 

declared

55

eyes

 

announced

 

wide

 

 

 

fixed

48

home

 

bright

 

come

 

rolled

 

family

 

turned

 

stay

 

filled (with)

 

return

 

pale

 

left

 

narrowed

 

ideal

 

raised

 

get

 

held

 

made

 

 

 

feel

56

head

 

matrimonial

 

shook

 

 

 

turned

49

month

 

bowed

 

past

 

raised

 

spent

 

bent

 

 

 

lifted

50

side

 

held (N high)

 

(left-right) hand

 

jerked

 

wrong

 

lowered

 

dark

 

nodded

 

 

 

clear

 

 

 

pulled (N back)


 

 

 

5


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threw (back)

 

exercise

 

tilted

 

increase

 

 

 

vested

57

information

 

full

 

further

 

held

 

provide

 

 

 

detailed

61

money

 

additional

 

spend

 

relevant

 

save

 

obtained

 

get

 

confidential

 

make

 

exchange

 

raise

 

collected

 

waste

 

supplied

 

earn

 

contain

 

give

 

background

 

(pay) good

 

valuable

 

 

 

gathering

62

change

 

 

 

significant

58

question

 

radical

 

answer

 

major

 

ask

 

global

 

simple

 

make

 

raised

 

dramatic

 

N + remains

 

fundamental

 

whole

 

rapid

 

posed

 

sudden

 

real

 

real

 

address

 

subject to

 

begs

 

N + occurred

 

crucial

 

 

 

central

63

changes

 

relevant

 

make

 

fundamental

 

major

 

 

 

proposed

59

business

 

dramatic

 

small

 

occur

 

doing

 

radical

 

whole

 

significant

 

family

 

sweeping

 

running

 

necessary

 

serious

 

introduced

 

private

 

minor

 

conduct

 

rapid

 

successful

64

interest

 

 

60

power

 

public

 

use

 

special

 

labour

 

lower

 

real

 

high

 

seized

 

mortgage


 

 

 

6


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collocations

 

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real

 

main

 

fixed

 

TV

 

particular

 

 

 

shown

70

water

 

take (an N in)

 

fresh

 

expressed

 

deep

 

vested

 

running

 

common

 

clean

 

strong

 

salt

 

 

 

still

65

interests

 

shallow

 

(in the) best

 

 

 

protect

71

form

 

outside

 

application

 

vested

 

order

 

varied

 

booking

 

serve

 

complete (verb)

 

pursue

 

claim

 

defend

 

fill

 

 

 

registration

66

order

 

take

 

make

 

(in) good

 

keep

 

 

 

maintain

72

car

 

standing

 

park (verb)

 

restore

 

hire

 

pecking

 

drive

 

rigid

 

police

 

working

 

racing

 

good

 

crashed

 

put

 

 

 

established

73

level

 

take

 

high

 

 

 

low

67

book

 

top

 

latest

 

reached

 

illustrated

 

intermediate

 

reference

 

current

 

 

 

water

68

development

 

achieved

 

child

 

 

 

sustainable

74

policy

 

curriculum

 

foreign

 

career

 

monetary

 

further

 

common

 

rapid

 

made

 

 

 

adopted

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7


 

 

 

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line

80

use

 

direct

 

drug

 

railway

 

make

 

draw (verb)

 

good (make good/full N of)

 

straight

 

widespread

 

crossed

 

full

 

fine

 

extensive

 

take

 

 

 

dividing

81

uses

76

need

 

common

 

 

 

urgent

82

idea

 

feel

 

whole

 

desperate

 

give (an)

 

meet

 

get

 

stressed

 

rejected

 

N + arises

 

original

 

 

 

faintest

77

needs

 

simple

 

meet (verb)

 

wrong

 

individual

 

put (forward/aside the + N)

 

suit (verb)

 

form

 

satisfy

 

developed

 

strong

83

ideas

 

 

78

effect

 

exchange

 

have

 

original

 

cause+ N

 

fresh

 

take

 

bright

 

knock-on

 

 

 

direct

84

study

 

immediate

 

present + N

 

dramatic

 

N + found

 

desired

 

recent

 

beneficial

 

pilot

 

profound

 

showed

 

devastating

 

carried

 

opposite

 

conducted

 

overall

 

research

 

adverse

 

major

 

detrimental

 

reported

 

 

 

undertaken

79

effects

 

designed

 

long-term

 

significant

 

harmful

 

 

 

adverse

85

lot

 

direct

 

awful

 

beneficial

 

whole

 

damaging

 

 

 

profound

 

 


 

 

 

 

8


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job

 

 

 

do

91

body

 

good

 

upper

 

get

 

dead

 

part-time

 

N + lay

 

lost

 

naked

 

find

 

lower

 

quit

 

 

 

full-time

92

friend

 

finish

 

best

 

leave

 

close

 

proper

 

old

 

 

 

family

87

jobs

 

made N in

 

create

 

 

 

lost

93

friends

 

temporary

 

family

 

do

 

close

 

odd

 

old

 

save

 

make

 

shed (number)

 

became

 

secure

 

real

 

permanent

 

 

 

unskilled

94

right

 

full-time

 

vote + N

88

name

95

rights

 

real

 

pension

 

given

 

full

 

put

 

minority

 

full

 

 

 

proper

96

authority

 

second

 

given (give + N)

 

last

 

exercise + N or someone's + N

89

names

 

legitimate

 

 

 

give

97

view

 

call (someone's N)

 

take (the + N)

 

 

 

shared

90

result

 

full

 

direct

 

expressed

 

final

 

support

 

net

 

give

 

achieve

 

clear

 

inevitable

 

held

 

produce

 

(give) a true (and fair)

 

overall

 

accept

 

further

 

 

 

poor

98

report

 

significant

 

full

 

desired

 

final


 

 

 

9


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N+ released

105

law

 

issued

 

breaking

 

 

 

passed

99

bit

 

enforce

 

wee (Scottish)

106

door

 

 

100

face

 

knock

 

pale

 

slammed

 

slap + (someone's) + N

 

N + swung (open)

 

pretty

 

pushed

 

turned

 

pulled

 

round

 

flung (open) N

 

flushed

 

 

 

beautiful

107

court

 

smiling

 

told (the N)

 

handsome

 

heard

 

 

 

ruled

101

market

 

appear (in)

 

free

 

held

 

housing

 

take obj to

 

major

108

office

 

 

102

hour

 

took

 

spent

 

held

 

took

 

 

 

late

109

war

 

early

 

end

 

N + passed

 

declared

 

finest

 

N+ broke (out)

103

hours

 

fought

 

 

 

spent

110

reason

 

early (N of the morning)

 

(for the) simple

 

working

 

(there is) real

 

long

 

(for no) apparent

 

took

 

given a reason

 

permitted

 

major

 

small

 

sufficient

 

normal

 

(for some) unknown

 

daylight

 

 

 

school

111

minister

 

put in

 

appointed

 

late

 

junior

 

flying

 

elected

104

rate

112

person

 

fixed

 

missing

 

Inflation

 

average

 

low

 

single

 

 

 

disabled

 

 

 

elderly


 

 

 

10


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authorised

 

raised

 

 

 

clear

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terms

 

husky

 

practical

 

harsh

 

general

 

hoarse

 

agreed (to the N)

 

cracked

 

broad

 

sharp

 

(on) equal

 

 

 

(in) absolute

120

police

 

accept

 

called

 

relative

 

questioned

114

sorts

121

price

 

all

 

high

 

 

 

retail

115

period

 

average

 

minimum

 

low

 

extended

 

increase

 

trial

 

expected

 

limited

 

full

 

prolonged

 

fixed

 

considerable

 

reasonable

 

maximum

 

fair

 

 

 

put

116

society

 

reduced

 

modern

 

competitive

 

whole

 

 

 

classless

122

action

 

high

 

take

 

 

 

further

117

process

 

call for N

 

whole

 

immediate

 

involved

 

strike

 

decision-making

 

direct

 

continuous

 

appropriate

 

complete

 

urgent

 

gradual

 

drastic

 

lengthy

 

libel

 

 

 

joint

118

mother

 

remedial

 

single

 

 

 

foster

123

issue

 

 

 

big

119

voice

 

major

 

low

 

raised (an N)

 

loud

 

key

 

soft

 

sensitive

 

deep

 

central

 

quiet

 

take N

 

high

 

crucial

 

lowered

 

fundamental


 

 

 

11


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controversial

128

figures

 

serious

 

released

 

complex

 

official

 

N was resolved

 

leading

124

position

 

public

 

 

 

strong

129

type

 

hold

 

particular

 

difficult

 

certain

 

marginal

 

common

 

dominant

 

media

 

placed (in)

 

 

 

maintain

130

research

 

privileged

 

shows

 

competitive

 

done

 

leading

 

suggests

 

strengthen

 

further

 

reached

 

carried

 

 

 

conducted

125

cost

 

future

 

low

 

 

 

effective

131

education

 

extra

 

further

 

total

 

public

 

high

 

 

 

cover

132

programme

 

estimated

 

major

 

additional

 

full

 

meet

 

launched

 

reduced

 

extensive

 

reasonable

 

current

 

 

 

completed

126

matter

 

run

 

simple

 

ambitious

 

further

 

 

 

serious

133

minute

 

referred

 

hang

 

raised

 

take

 

resolved

 

hold

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figure

 

full

 

 

 

leading

134

moment

 

tall

 

right

 

central

 

long

 

high

 

paused

 

public

 

took

 

major

 

brief

 

low

 

precise

 

increase

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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girl

 

fair

 

beautiful

 

 

 

pretty

141

health

 

 

 

mental

136

age

 

poor

 

early

 

medical

 

golden

 

improve

 

retirement

 

 

 

maternal

142

decision

 

reached

 

made

 

 

 

final

137

ages

 

taken

 

dark

 

court

 

 

 

announced

138

centre

 

conscious

 

entertainment

 

unanimous

 

(day) care

 

follows

 

 

 

reached

139

control

 

support

 

take

 

came

 

lost

 

reversed

 

have

 

 

 

complete

143

force

 

total

 

use

 

gain

 

military

 

regain

 

driving

 

full

 

peacekeeping

 

keep

 

excessive

 

effective

 

full

 

direct

 

dominant

 

exercise

 

powerful

 

tight

 

strong

 

retain

 

armed

 

strict

 

brute

 

overall

 

 

 

maintain

144

forces

 

 

 

security

140

value

 

joined

 

good N (for money)

 

opposition

 

great

 

 

 

added

145

condition

 

total

 

good

 

real

 

serious

 

high

 

medical

 

equal

 

critical

 

increase

 

stable

 

full

 

excellent

 

add

 

poor

 

true

 

immaculate

 

estimated

 

sufficient

 

critical

 

deteriorated


 

 

 

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came (to/into N)

146

conditions

154

team

 

weather

 

dream

 

living

 

national

 

working

 

winning

 

improve

 

N + won

 

appalling

 

led

 

poor

 

beat

 

satisfied (verb)

 

support + N

 

favourable

 

 

 

impose

155

experience

 

prevailing

 

previous

 

adverse

 

practical

 

meet

 

gain

 

fulfilled

 

learning

 

 

 

relevant

147

paper

 

working

 

printed

 

extensive

 

 

 

past

148

section

 

direct

 

previous

 

valuable

 

final

 

 

 

separate

156

death

 

further

 

sudden

 

 

 

accidental

149

patients

 

caused

 

treated

 

tragic

150

road

157

act

 

main

 

criminal

 

cross

 

passed

 

busy

 

amended

 

major

 

 

 

line (the N with people)

158

sense

 

 

 

make

151

table

 

strong

 

league

 

real

 

lay the N

 

false

152

church

 

true

 

 

 

whole

159

staff

 

established

 

trained

 

 

 

support

153

mind

 

extra

 

bear

 

permanent

 

keep

 

qualified

 

open (adj)

 

experienced

 

had

 

 

 

crossed

 

 

 

conscious

 

 


 

 

 

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student

 

 

 

former

168

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stage

 

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179

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188

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air

 

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record

 

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collocations

 

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collocations

 

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collocations

 

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243

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247

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collocations

 

 

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collocations

 

273

pressure

 

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282

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314

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employment

 

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personal

 

 

 

high

324

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made

 

continued

 

adequate

 

major

 

 

 

overall

325

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unemployment

 

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good

321

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learned

 

have

 

responsible

 

medical

 

disruptive

 

hospital

 

 

 

further

326

function

 

require

 

perform

 

receiving

 

primary

 

drug

 

brain

 

given

 

fulfil

 

emergency

 

 

 

effective

327

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preferential

 

human

 

prescribed

 

valuable

 

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natural

 

undergoing

 

 

 

following

328

resources

 

 

 

natural

322

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human

 

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energy

 

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deep

329

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produce

 

made


 

 

 

 

 

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collocations

 

330

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back

336

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vegetable

 

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secret

 

 

 

front

337

answer

 

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338

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latest

339

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342

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walking (a N)

 

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collocations

 

 

 

 

convincing

344

station

 

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radio

 

 

 

tv

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show

 

 

 

put (on a N)

345

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deal

 

 

 

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presented

 

 


 

 

 

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dry

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luxury

 

 

 

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daughter

 

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369

baby

 

 

 

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364

aspect

 

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sector

 

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direction

 

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395

president

 

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sign

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affair

 

 

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399

technique

 

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developed

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right

 

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memories

 

 

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414

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