3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
carry
2
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2
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2
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2
embellish(verb, color, elaborate, exaggerate, emphasize)
2
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2
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2
exaggerate
2
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2
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2
impress(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
2
indicate(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
2
insist on(expression, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
2
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2
limelight(verb, charge, mark, maintain, hit)
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