acutely
/əkˈjutɫi/
adverb
in a way that is too extreme or intense
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1Health care workers on the front lines are feeling the pressure acutely, not to mention the concerns for their own risks and for their families.
2But the business model is acutely problematic.
3It gets acutely personal.
4These magazines were acutely aware of their differences from the popular literary magazines of the nineteenth century, general interest popular magazines of the twentieth century, magazines with wide circulation, polite audiences.
5you are acutely aware of your own shortcomings.
eventful
/iˈvɛntfəɫ/, /ɪˈvɛntfəɫ/
adjective
filled with important, exciting, or dangerous events
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1The 15th century was very eventful.
2Elsewhere in Syria, the withdrawal is less eventful.
3Is it eventful?
4His second visit in 1898 was even more eventful.
5His life was not only long but also very eventful.
daredevil
/ˈdɛɹˌdɛvəɫ/
adjective
reckless and willing to do dangerous things
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1Daredevil actually has a super problem, as he's blind.
2That's Daredevil.
3Daredevil: That's right.
4This next daredevil failed a spot check in the most shocking way.
5Daredevil climbs the Eiffel Tower.
guarded
/ˈɡɑɹdəd/, /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/
adjective
not displaying feelings or giving very much information; cautious
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1The more surveillance is INTRODUCED the more we have to be GUARDED about what we do, who we associate with.
2I still am very GUARDED in My Own Way.
3Instead the SERVER was being GUARDED at the Cia Facility, the CIA was protecting it, and there was a firefight.
4It is hard to get any alone TIME because you are being GUARDED.
5He was very GUARDED to SAY
liable
/ˈɫaɪəbəɫ/
adjective
likely to be subject to a problem, disease, etc.
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1Auto Zone's competitors are liable to not give up commercial auto parts retail market share without a fight either.
2That's jointly and severally liable.
3And in some states, the man is liable also.
4Certainly, that person then could be liable under 1708.8.
5And that person would be liable under section 1708.8.
notorious
/noʊˈtɔɹiəs/
adjective
famous for being bad or evil
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1The feasts of ancient China were notorious.
2Another Han general - Huo Chu-ping - was notorious in his age for absolute contempt for ancient texts such as Sun Tzu.
3This animal is notorious for its sting.
4The illiquidity of the partnership as a result is notorious.
5Takeout and restaurant meals are notorious for oversized portions and generous use of starch and sugar.
reckless
/ˈɹɛkɫəs/
adjective
not caring about the possible results of one's actions that could be dangerous
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1In the years before, Coca-Cola's international production was somewhat reckless.
2They're reckless!
3That was just reckless.
4The opposite would be reckless.
5That’s reckless.
rash
/ˈɹæʃ/
adjective
doing things without carefully thinking about the possible outcomes
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1So rashes are fair game.
2Rash, that's one point. -
3Symptoms of atopic dermatitis include rashes, redness, scaling, and occasionally small blisters.
4Almost 20% of people with celiac disease get this rash.
5- I have a rash.
wary
/ˈwɛɹi/
adjective
exercising care due to thinking that someone or something could be dangerous or problematic
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1Even so, local government officials have remained wary.
2But the authorities were more wary.
3Fourth, collaborate with other people, and fifth, be wary of perfectionism.
4As a male approaches, the woodland troop is wary.
5And others were always wary.
safe and sound
/sˈeɪf ænd sˈaʊnd/
phrase
not damaged or injured in any way
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1Now when you consider all the places you might put your babies in order to keep them safe and sound, your mouth might seem like the, like the worst option.
2But in fact, about two percent of fish species have evolved this peculiar trait of keeping their young, or at least their eggs, safe and sound inside their mouths.
3As far as they are concerned, the bulk of their investment is still safe and sound, not realizing that it is already gone, used to pay off other investors and to finance a luxurious lifestyle for the con artist.
4Luckily, astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are safe and sound back on Earth.
5Sometimes, the rats do lose this battle, but in one study, researchers found that three quarters of the time, they survive the snake attacks and make it back to their burrows, safe and sound.
to avert
/əˈvɝt/
verb
to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening
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1- Avert your gaze.
2Crisis averted.
3Crisis averted!
4Avert your eyes kids!
5Crisis averted!
to beware
/bɪˈwɛɹ/
verb
to warn someone to be cautious of a dangerous person or thing
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1Beware the participle claws!
2Smokers Beware.
3Boaters beware.
4Night swimmers, beware.
5So mom and dad beware!
to caution
/ˈkɑʃən/, /ˈkɔʃən/
verb
to warn someone of something that could be difficult or dangerous
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1Use caution.
2say a bit more - no, no, caution.
3Still have caution.
4Just throw caution to the wind.
5Caution is still advised.
to compromise
/ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/
verb
to put someone or something in danger or under suspicion, particularly by being careless
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1In 2017 a hack compromised millions of accounts.
2Air and oxygen exchange, CO2 exchange is compromised.
3Now compromise has different meanings.
4This momentary feeling of relief can seriously compromise your regular posture.
5After all, relationships take compromise.
to dare
/ˈdɛɹ/
verb
to challenge someone to do something difficult, embarrassing, or risky
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1dare you!
2These brave young men dared the rage of the infuriated tyrant.
3Alright, dare!
4you dare!
5Alright, read the dare.
to flee
/ˈfɫi/
verb
to escape danger or from a place
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1These people are fleeing war.
2Lots of Turks flee
3The survivors fled back to their ships.
4Almost immediately, the Carr brothers fled.
5Some people fled town.
to lock away
/lˈɑːk ɐwˈeɪ/
verb
to place something in a container or place that can be securely fastened with a lock
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1Locked away in Graceland, never seeing daylight.
2Nothing but Adams locked away in hotels by his grim-faced editor, staring at the ceiling.
3By the morning of December 6, both mother and child had been locked away and Moscow had a new ruler.
4Now, it's safe, you're locked away.
5The rest together with hundreds of hours of unseen footage has been locked away since 1969.
alert
/əˈɫɝt/
noun
a situation where people are ready to confront a threat
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1After a period of fighting and dying, macrophages alert the brain of the immune system: the dendritic cells.
2Interferon activity also alerts T cells.
315 minutes later, and back at Buxton Road, a brief message alerts the on-call scenes of crime officers, Karen Duncan and Elaine Reese.
4Hot take alert!
5Their loud calls alert the rest of the family.
distress
/dɪˈstɹɛs/
noun
a situation where an airplane, ship, etc. requires help because it is in serious danger
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1Distressing to me.
2So let's feign distress.
3Distressing for the world.
4What situations distress you?
5Usually social anxiety disorder causes distress for individuals in specific social situations or circumstances.
hazard
/ˈhæzɝd/
noun
a danger; something that poses a risk or danger
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1Hazard lost his bid for reelection by 16 votes.
2Its hazards are hostile to us all.
3Different problem is moral hazard.
4But fission has its hazards.
5- All right, hazards are on.
gamble
/ˈɡæmbəɫ/
noun
an act that someone does while knowing that there is a risk but also possible success
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1They gamble.
2The nobles gambled all the time.
3People gambled money on the horses.
4I said gamble!
5Especially gambling.
peril
/ˈpɛɹəɫ/
noun
great danger, particularly one that is fatal or causes harm
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1I got a peril.
2Biodiversity is in peril.
3They understand the perils.
4my name is peril wolf
5The country is in peril.
menace
/ˈmɛnəs/, /ˈmɛnɪs/
noun
someone or something that causes or is likely to cause danger or damage
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1Locusts are an agricultural menace.
2But now researchers are discovering a new menace: microfibers.
3The police are a menace to ordinary civilians.
4"Drugs are menacing our society."
5Sure, our story needs a menace, fear, uncertainty and surprise.
precaution
/pɹiˈkɔʃən/
noun
an act done to prevent something unpleasant or bad from happening
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1- You take too many precautions.
2You also took other precautions.
3This process requires extraordinary precautions.
4You must take precautions.
5- I'm taking precautions.
refuge
/ˈɹɛfjudʒ/
noun
any place that offers protection or safety
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1Thousands sought refuge in local shelters.
2In the Pompeii suburb of Oplontis a wealthy family took refuge in a basement storeroom.
3In the Pompeii suburb of Oplontis, a wealthy family took refuge in a basement storeroom.
4The civilians sought refuge in air-raid shelters.
5We took refuge upstairs.
death toll
/dˈɛθ tˈoʊl/
noun
the number of individuals who die as a result of an accident, war, etc.
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1L.a. county's Public Health director breaking down in TEARS over the growing Death Toll.
2Later today the L.A. Health director break down in TEARS over the Death Toll.
3Unfortunately the Death Toll there is still significant.
4We're not going to inflate a Death Toll.
5That is what is driving this Death Toll.
rescue
/ˈɹɛskju/
noun
the action of saving someone or something or being saved from something unpleasant or dangerous
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1Crews rescued five survivors.
2This project rescues diaries.
3The lifeboats only rescued thirteen people from the water.
4Rescuing clandestine agents and political refugees.
5Rescuing clandestine agents and political refugees.
safeguard
/ˈseɪfˌɡɑɹd/
noun
an act, law, rule, etc. that protects someone or something against danger or harm
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1This system has no safeguards.
2That safeguards the delicate bones there.
3Angela Davis safeguarded her work against loss.
4What are those safeguards?
5Those labels do not safeguard the animals.
cowardice
/ˈkaʊɝdəs/
noun
the quality of not having courage
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1Ah, my cowardice is revealed!
2This is peak football cowardice.
3Your cowardice has now sealed your fate.
4Suicide is not an act of cowardice.
5In fact, the opposite is cowardice.
boldness
/ˈboʊɫdnəs/
noun
the quality of willing to take risks and not being afraid
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1His boldness again caught the attention of his superiors.
2You have the boldness of a much younger woman.
3I like the boldness of this.
4It's going to be boldness.
5Seagulls are notorious for their boldness.
madness
/ˈmædnəs/
noun
very stupid behavior that could develop into a dangerous situation
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1This thing turned into madness.
2Mutant madness hits SECRET EMPIRE UNITED #1.
3The narrative was madness.
4The madness is over!
5Will madness ever end?
AWOL
/ˈeɪˌwɔɫ/
adjective
referring to something that is stolen or not in its usual place
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1[SPEAKING RUSSIAN] SHANE SMITH: Jason's gone AWOL.
2This is more like going AWOL.
3Some however go AWOL with the intention to leave the military permanently.
4You went AWOL to come back to this?
5- Thanks for watching this week's episode of Really Dough, some good news, Scott's gone AWOL.

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