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grudging(adjective, affected, strained, forced, unwilling)
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hanging over(expression, near, doomed, coming, intended)
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imminent(expected, predictable, necessary, inexorable, undeniable)
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importunate
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in store(expression, near, doomed, coming, intended)
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in the bag(expression, expected, predictable, necessary, inexorable)
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in the cards(expression, idiom, near, coming, intended)
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in the wind(expression, idiom, near, coming, intended)
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ineludible(obvious, expected, predictable, necessary, inexorable)
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instant(important, near, essential, vital, coming)
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intended(coming, designed, meant, ordained)
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looming(near, doomed, coming, intended, designed)
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mandated
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manifest(sound, certain, true, definite, obvious)
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