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shady(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, shaky, dubious)
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shaky(adjective, weak, delicate, uncertain, nervous)
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shifty(vague, dubious, uneven, suspect, ambiguous)
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side(noun, top, line, limit, edge)
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skeptical(adjective, uncertain, nervous, doubtful, hesitant)
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skirting
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slippery(adjective, weak, delicate, uncertain, unstable)
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sneaky(uncertain, shaky, unclear, unlikely, questionable)
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speculative(uncertain, shaky, unclear, unlikely, questionable)
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spire(noun, top, point, limit, extreme)
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state line(expression, idiom, border, frontier)
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stub(noun, top, point, limit, extreme)
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stump(noun, top, point, limit, extreme)
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suspect(adjective, uncertain, shaky, vague, dubious)
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tail(noun, top, point, limit, extreme)
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tail end(noun, expression, top, point, limit)
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tentative
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term(noun, top, point, limit, extreme)
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termination(top, limit, extreme, border, frontier)
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terminus(top, limit, extreme, edge, border)
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