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be out for blood(intense, deliberate, determined, resolute, focused)
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bent(intense, deliberate, determined, resolute, focused)
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big-time(great, heavy)
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bound(intense, deliberate, determined, resolute, focused)
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calculated(intense, deliberate, determined, resolute, focused)
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chief(great, heavy)
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close(adjective, thoughtful, sober, serious, sincere)
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constant(adjective, thoughtful, sober, serious, sincere)
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critical(great, heavy)
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crucial(great, severe, heavy, weighty)
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dead set on(expression, idiom, intense, deliberate, determined)
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decided(intense, deliberate, determined, resolute, focused)
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deep(adjective, tough, severe, important, significant)
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determined(adjective, intense, deliberate, thoughtful, sober)
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earnest(adjective, important, determined, sober, serious)
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exceptional(great, heavy)
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far-reaching(adjective, tough, severe, important, significant)
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fateful(adjective, tough, severe, important, significant)
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fell(severe, weighty, aper, demoniac, crucial)
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firm(adjective, intense, deliberate, determined, thoughtful)
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