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send regrets(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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shake hands(verb, expression, make, go, end)
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shoot(verb, make, go, end, secure)
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sit down(verb, expression, stop, quit, negotiate)
2
span(verb, make, go, end, secure)
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spread(verb, make, go, end, open)
2
stand fast(verb, expression, take, bear, endure)
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stand pat(verb, stick)
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state(verb, give, show, present, cause)
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stay on(verb, expression, hold, continue, follow)
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stay put(verb, expression, resist)
2
stick(verb, take, bear, experience, endure)
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stick fast(verb, expression, take, bear, endure)
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stick it out(verb, expression, idiom, keep, overcome)
2
stick with it(verb, expression, idiom, endure, pursue)
2
subsist(verb, keep, overcome, continue, bear)
2
superannuate(verb, hold, continue, follow, stay)
2
support(verb, experience, withstand, survive, weather)
2
take it(verb, expression, take, bear, experience)
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turn away(expression, decline, reject, dismiss, withdraw)
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