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better(beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass, overhaul)
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break out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, begin)
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close in(expression, move, get, advance, meet)
2
come down(expression, materialize, ensue, occur, transpire)
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come on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, eventuality)
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come over
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come to light(verb, expression, idiom, start, rise)
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come true
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come upon(expression, beat, pass, overwhelm, surpass)
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comes
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coming
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crack(verb, fix, resolve, decipher, solve)
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decease
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determine
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development
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devolve
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down(verb, pass, materialize, ensue, occur)
2
draw
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draw near(expression, move, get, advance, meet)
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