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effective(adjective, strong, power, active, valid)
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efficacious(adjective, strong, power, effective, valid)
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functional(adjective, active, useful, real, practical)
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effectual(adjective, strong, power, effective, valid)
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efficient(adjective, strong, direct, energetic, lively)
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working(adjective, action, energetic, lively, active)
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agent(noun, person, plant, investigate, agent)
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hand(noun, person, work, agent, member)
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operational(adjective, active, practical, effective, running)
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active(adjective, action, movement, direct, moving)
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artisan(noun, agent, hand, worker, employee)
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serviceable(adjective, direct, active, useful, valuable)
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functioning(adjective, action, active, awareness, effective)
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running(verb, adjective, action, active, awareness)
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in force(expression, adjective, idiom, strong, power)
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usable(adjective, free, friendly, appropriate, active)
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alive(adjective, action, moving, active, animate)
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operating(adjective, action, moving, active, awareness)
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secret agent(noun, expression, idiom, plant, agent)
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worker(noun, person, work, representative, assistant)
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