to cry
/ˈkɹaɪ/
verbto have tears coming from your eyes as a result of a strong emotion such as sadness, pain, or sorrow
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1. They were quite happy until Annie suddenly began to cry and ran into the kitchen to her mother.
2. Annie stopped crying, but didn't answer for a few seconds.
3. the girl cries.
4. I no longer felt strong or calm, and I began to cry bitterly.
5. My bestie, yeah, cry me a river.
practice
/ˈpɹæktəs/, /ˈpɹæktɪs/
nounrepetition of a particular activity for acquiring or maintaining proficiency in it
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1. Hitler carefully practiced his speaking, looking at himself in the mirror as he rehearsed and tried out various poses, and gestures, and facial expressions.
2. Practicing your moves?
3. Practice your hand gestures, your head movements.
4. Your tiny athlete is practicing somersaults, stretches and spins.
5. 95% of the time the kids are always missing practices.
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1. The arrangement had mutual benefits for the public and the museum.
2. Apparently, the human nose has about one thousand different types of olfactory neurons.
3. One clan in the USA - Clan Donald - has 4,000 families.
4. Another brilliant physicist, Alexander Friedmann, had also reached the same conclusion.
5. The city has a massive migrant workforce.
to argue
/ˈɑɹɡju/
verbto speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them
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1. Trump's lawyer, Alan Dershowitz himself once argued the opposite during the Clinton impeachment.
2. As historians and economists argue the criteria, adjustments due to inflation and the values of commodities and services.
3. Realistically, the man can argue three legal theories for a lawsuit.
4. Proponents of immunity would also argue logistical problems.
5. The loser of this round has to argue the next round with their feet in ice water.
to make
/ˈmeɪk/
verbto form, produce, or prepare something, by putting parts together or by combining materials
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1. These guesses make a lot of sense.
2. Crash Course was made with the help of these soulless bureaucrats.
3. One farm in Sweden is even making moose cheese.
4. Maybe today's grads are at least making more money.
5. And the court then has to make a determination.
a lot of
/ɐ lˈɑːt ʌv/
phrasepeople or things in large numbers or amounts
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1. These guesses make a lot of sense.
2. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs Hermann bought a lot of things.
3. The dentist did a lot of work in his mouth for a long time.
4. A lot of Scottish Americans go back to Scotland as tourists.
5. That message obviously is not reaching a lot of migrants.
