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aforementioned(adjective, precedence)
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aforesaid(adjective, precedence)
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anticipatory
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assessment(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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attempt(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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avant-garde
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avant-propos
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basal(simple, straightforward, basic, uncomplicated)
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basic training
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before
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blue book(noun, expression, check, approval, examination)
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breakthrough
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briefing
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budding(adjective, beginning)
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chief
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clear(simple, straightforward, basic, fundamental, uncomplicated)
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clearing the decks(expression, idiom)
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coming out
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comp(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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confirmation(noun, check, approval, examination, standard)
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