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2
auger
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
break in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, clear)
2
break out(expression, break, clear, separate, release)
2
breeze in(expression, enter, breach, come, introduce)
2
buck(verb, force, push, thrust, shove)
2
burrow(verb, turn, produce, push, clean)
2
burst in(expression, come, introduce, penetrate, arrive)
2
bust in(verb, expression, clear, separate, release)
2
carve(verb, cut, hurt, open, hit)
2
chase down(verb, expression, determine, follow, discover)
2
check(verb, study, consider, examine, watch)
2
check out(verb, expression, study, check, consider)
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