to realize
/ˈɹiəˌɫaɪz/
verbto become aware of a situation or fact
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1. When he hugged his daughter to soothe his pain, he realized his mistake too late.
2. Others realized the value of standardization in an age of international trade.
3. His boss at the time, Cathy Hughes, realized the show’s potential.
4. Realize that as well.
5. My 15 year old self has realized her dream.
to notice
/ˈnoʊtəs/, /ˈnoʊtɪs/
verbto become aware of something or someone
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1. So he puts a wall around the garden, with a big notice on it.
2. Magicians also prey on our change blindness, the psychological phenomenon in which we fail to notice changes in our environment.
3. So, my mom has noticed a difference.
4. Hey, you guys ever notice that old lady down the street?
5. Notice that?
to expect
/ɪkˈspɛkt/
verbto think or believe that it is possible for something to happen or for someone to do something
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1. Future expected inflation.
2. Many other drops expected.
3. Narcissists will often expect favorable treatment from those around them.
4. Four years later, the couple was expecting another baby.
5. So expect more online features in games like Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed.
to open
/ˈoʊpən/
verbto move something like a window or door into a position that people, things, etc. can pass through
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1. A door in the rock opens, and the men go into a cave.
2. Open an incognito window if you don't want to give them credit and do your transaction that way.
3. They opened free heroin maintenance centers, where addicts would be treated and stabilized.
4. Open your eye wide.
5. The door just opened.
to imagine
/ˌɪˈmædʒən/
verbto make or have an image of something in our mind
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1. They can’t imagine being deaf and dealing with the challenges of it.
2. Imagine that a boat capsizes, and 10 survivors swim to shore on a deserted island.
3. Can you imagine if I put a big loudspeaker hooked up to your brain, and I could hear all your thoughts right now?
4. Imagining deck of cards.
5. Imagine those court cards.
to join
/ˈdʒɔɪn/
verbto become a member of a group, club, organization, etc.
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1. Becky tells the guys to join her in aerobics class.
2. - Join you guys.
3. - Join the party.
4. But one new character also joined the group.
5. A gentleman has joined the film.
to forget
/fɝˈɡɛt/, /fɔɹˈɡɛt/
verbto not be able to remember something or someone from the past
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1. Don went out for a walk in the morning but he forgot to put on his watch.
2. Lost in the world of imagination, I forgot my sad, lonely existence for a while, and was happy.
3. Forget the watch, Jon!
4. Forget the outside noise.
5. Forget quarantine.
to pull
/ˈpʊɫ/
verbto use our hands to move something or someone toward us or in the direction that our hands are moving
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1. Pull her hair.
2. But that only pulls three and a half tons.
3. The back part of the tongue pulls back towards the throat.
4. Pull back the curtain, Devan.
5. Gently pull the wiper arm away from the windshield.
to enjoy
/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ/, /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
verbto take pleasure or find happiness in something or someone
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1. People enjoy visiting museums to see displays of wonderful paintings and sculptures.
2. Enjoying that view?
3. Enjoy your show guys.
4. Enjoy the dish.
5. - Enjoy your evening.
to mention
/ˈmɛnʃən/
verbto say something about someone or something, without giving much detail
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1. And none of the reviews of these two performances of the show mentioned this aspect of the show.
2. One of your slides mentioned polypharmacy as a potential cause.
3. Thou shalt not mention drawbacks to your report.
4. What English expression mentions bullets?!
5. Also, mention your nationality.
to develop
/dɪˈvɛɫəp/
verbto change and become stronger or more advanced
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1. His language skills are poorly developed, and he doesn't speak in full sentences.
2. About 4,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians developed a 12-hour time system.
3. In 1859, Louis Pasteur developed a procedure to make milk from farm animals safe to drink.
4. After spending more time with Howard, I developed a better understanding of his belief that everyone deserves a zealous defense.
5. These teachers also instruct students on weight training, flexibility, aerobics, and other workout styles, often developing programs for people with special needs or goals.
to fight
/ˈfaɪt/
verbto take part in a violent action, either physical or verbal, against someone
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1. Is chicken fighting a universal thing?
2. Fight! -
3. Fight! -
4. Fighting the good fight.
5. You guys did fight this round.
to focus
/ˈfoʊkəs/, /ˈfoʊkɪs/
verbto pay full attention to someone or something specific
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1. The team must also decide if the focus will be on domestic sales or if the baby food will be exported to foreign countries.
2. If the company focuses more on recruiting tactics than sales, it may be a pyramid scheme.
3. He wholly rejected the teachings of the Bible, and focused instead on secularism.
4. Beans, focus!
5. Focus my inner self.
to support
/səˈpɔɹt/
verbto provide someone or something with encouragement or help
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1. Support the base of the topper-- - Turn around.
2. People are still supporting artists.
3. supports the nighttime habit of creation.
4. The numbers support access to abortion.
5. Support our leader!
to cut
/ˈkət/
verbto divide a thing into smaller pieces using a sharp object
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1. How can you cut the blob entirely into acute triangles and stop it from destroying the planet?
2. [Crew Member] Cut the bun! -
3. - Cut my toe nails too.
4. - Cut your toe nails?
5. This cheekbone could cut diamonds!
to teach
/ˈtitʃ/
verbto instruct or educate someone; to give lessons to students in a university, college, school, etc.
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1. Its main goal is to teach literacy and encourage kids to learn how to spell.
2. This rolling bell teaches the baby about the concept of cause and effect.
3. It also teaches the baby a more mature swallow pattern.
4. Lemme teach you-
5. Teaching the language?
to stand
/ˈstænd/
verbto be upright on one's feet
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1. A small break in a pipe can eventually create a sinkhole that swallows whatever stood above it.
2. A young person was standing on the other side of the pond.
3. Thousands of people stand in The Mall to see the Queen and the soldiers go past.
4. This stands in stark contrast to the picture we get from Camus, who said that we are all the determiners of the value of our own lives.
5. Elbow stand?
to push
/ˈpʊʃ/
verbto use our hands, arms, body, etc. in order to make something or someone move forward or away from us
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1. - Just push a tooth down.
2. - Push the top button.
3. Just push the button.
4. Push that button.
5. - Push this button.
to miss
/ˈmɪs/
verbto not hit or touch what was aimed at
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1. One of them was missing a pairing.
2. Miss my kids.
3. 95% of the time the kids are always missing practices.
4. Man: Hey, pardon me, miss.
5. Miss your bruh.
to explain
/ɪksˈpɫeɪn/
verbto make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it
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1. We explained why this should be our current calendar in our A new calendar for humanity video.
2. Your summary should explain your greatest accomplishments.
3. - Parents explain masturbation.
4. Explain. -
5. Phosphor also explains its plans for multiplayer modes.
to throw
/ˈθɹoʊ/
verbto send something with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand; to make something move through the air by quickly moving the arm and hand
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1. When his ammunition ran out, he threw his gun at Pugliese.
2. Zatarain's rice, just throw some wonder bread in that breath.
3. So throw a little bit extra butter in there.
4. Throwing an ax, "Mordhau."
5. Life throws us some curve balls sometimes.
to cover
/ˈkəvɝ/
verbto put something over something else in a way that hides or protects it
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1. You cover for them at work while they're on sick leave.
2. - Mom, cover your ears.
3. Cover your ears, pastor.
4. This video covers the multiplayer only.
5. This part covers multiplayer.
to suppose
/səˈpoʊz/
verbto think or believe that something is possible or true, without being sure
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1. I suppose the inconvenience down there.
2. It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness.
3. I suppose the ultimate sense of fulfillment.
4. Suppose a current flows for a short time.
5. I suppose.
to provide
/pɹəˈvaɪd/
verbto give someone the thing that they need or want
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1. For the smaller horses of the Eurasian Steppe, grass provided their necessary nutritional intake.
2. These ghost towns still provide the greatest evidence of the hostility of this land.
3. Rehab counselors also provide consultation for legal issues around the impact of injuries on work activities.
4. So would a computer's molecular orbitals provide understanding?
5. One cup provides about 123 milligrams of calcium.
to increase
/ˈɪnˌkɹis/, /ˌɪnˈkɹis/
verbto become larger in amount or size
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1. Smoking also increases the risk of cancer throughout the body.
2. Just a whiff of a doughnut increased the participants' blood flow by a median of seven percent.
3. Increase speed.
4. Tip number seven, increase your energy.
5. increase the number of illegal immigrants in America.
