to come
/ˈkəm/
verb
to reach or arrive at a particular place; to approach a specific place
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1Last month a pretty girl came to work for him.
2People from every town and city in Scotland come here to talk about their country.
3But in the afternoon, some customers come back.
4When the fire happened, didn't the firefighters come?
5The time has come to answer for your mortal crimes, Makasu!
to go
/ˈɡoʊ/
verb
to travel or move from one location to another location
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1After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park.
2A lot of Scottish Americans go back to Scotland as tourists.
3They went up to the eighth floor.
4Jake went back to his apartment.
5The butcher goes through about 15,000 pounds of beef and 9,700 pounds of chicken each week.
to take
/ˈteɪk/
verb
to remove something or someone from a specific place
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1The company will begin taking pre-orders for the Model 3 in March.
2Addicts take drugs to escape their problems.
3When I do fieldwork, I always take photos.
4It is their take on the dual-screen devices trend that has been building up for a time.
5We didn’t even have time to take evasive action.
to bring
/ˈbɹɪŋ/
verb
to take someone or something to a place or to come to a place with someone or something
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1When he saw that the restaurant had some nice fresh rolls, he asked the waitress for one, and she brought it.
2Then he asked for some butter and jam, and she brought a very small serving of butter and a very small jar of jam.
3Age brings perspective.
4- No, bring me my phone.
5- People from Europe are bringing diseases.
to take away
/tˈeɪk ɐwˈeɪ/
verb
provide food, drink, or items for take-out or delivery consumption
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1The body is subsequently taken away for a detailed examination that will establish the cause and time of the victim's death.
2But three vowels take away 300 points altogether.
3Then take away the top half.
4Take away my royalty?
5These vegan companies are taking away our market share.
to take back
/tˈeɪk bˈæk/
verb
to return a purchased item to a seller or retailer in order to receive a refund or reimbursement
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1Later, Ali Baba's wife takes back the scales.
2Take back pain for instance.
3- Take back.
4Takes back scissors.
5take back your TV.
to bring together
/bɹˈɪŋ təɡˈɛðɚ/
verb
to make people become closer together or become friendlier, or to help them end their argument
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1This conference has brought together an even broader range of people in today's audience.
2Today's program will bring together even more people virtually.
3JFK's nephew Stephen Kennedy Smith and historian Doug Brinkley bring together Kennedy's greatest speeches and essays and stories by political thinkers, writers, and artists.
4Docking programs bring together the protein of interest with each compound.
5We bring together each summer about 100 very talented students from around the world.
to go to sleep
/ɡˌoʊ tə slˈiːp/
verb
to transition from being awake to being asleep

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to come true
/kˈʌm tɹˈuː/
phrase
to become a reality or be realized, typically in reference to a previously hoped for or desired outcome
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1Some people have a clear goal, but they lack the ambition to make their dream come true.
2That night, all the different old prophecies from before come true.
3That night, all the different old prophecies from before come true.
4But Saladin wanted to make Nuradin's dream of winning back the Holy Land come true.
5Nuradin wanted to bring Muslims together to win it back, and I want to make his great hope come true!'
to double
/ˈdəbəɫ/
verb
to make something experience a twofold increase
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1The first half of the 20th century saw the world’s population almost double.
2Unemployment nearly doubled.
3In just three years, nurse vacancies nearly doubled.
4Doubling the amount of chocolate lessens the amount of batter per cookie.
5The sprawl version of California almost doubles the urban physical footprint.
coincidence
/koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
noun
a situation in which two things happen simultaneously by chance that is considered unusual
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1"A coincidence," stammered the old man.
2That's coincidence.
3- Mind blowing coincidences.
4Was this coincidence?
5The parallels between CloudKitchens and Silicon Valley are no coincidence.
row
/ˈɹoʊ/
noun
a sequence of related items, events, or actions that follow one after the other in a particular order
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1- That really rows my boat.
2But these special Category rows here.
3Install row one on the starting line.
4Row, rowed.
5Row, rowed.
to flip
/ˈfɫɪp/
verb
to turn over quickly with a sudden move
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1Flip that scenario around.
2Flip the desk!
3Flip your guys.
4Now, flip the assembly again.
5The hair flips.
risky
/ˈɹɪski/
adjective
having the potential of loss, danger, harm, or failure
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1Investing is risky.
2My name is risky.
3Stocks are riskier.
4One is more risky.
5Watermelons are risky.
lack
/ˈɫæk/
noun
the absence or insufficiency of something, often implying a deficiency or shortage
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1Lack of jobs and new marriage patterns are causing changes in many countries.
2It was lack of communication from him.
3Circulation grew quickly, partly because of the magazine's lack of competition.
4A barber by trade, Raymond was also lacking in formal education.
5Dan: Do not bemoan your lack of sleep!
on average
/ˌɑːn ˈævɹɪdʒ/
adverb
used to describe the typical or average value or amount based on a set of data or observations
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1Residents spent On Average 84 hours of traffic in 2019.
2On average, about 357,000 U.S. adults have gotten at least one shot every day in the last week.
3On average, they have about 26 days of cash.
4Our police officers send over 50,000 people to the er On Average.
5The deductibles in Obama Care are so high, On Average $7,000.
logical
/ˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/
adjective
capable of following rules of logic and forming ideas based on facts that are true
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1Up to this point, their expansion sounds logical.
2The layout is more logical.
3Is very logical.
4Now, again, this argument sounds completely logical.
5The right thing is logical thing.
gambler
/ˈɡæmbɫɝ/
noun
a person who participates in games of chance or bets on uncertain outcomes, often with the aim of winning money or other prizes
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1They are gamblers.
2The gambler made the right move here.
3A gambler can take money off the table.
4Compulsive gamblers are experts at self-deception.
5Said every gambler ever.
to confuse
/kənˈfjuz/
verb
to create confusion or uncertainty in the mind
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1Most people confuse Elon's management style with his vision in a sense.
2People do confuse the numbers 1.1 billion and two all the time.
3Ever confuse similar concepts?
4So, this one can confuse some people.
5People confuse footprint with spacing.

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