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Verb
S:
(v)
pull off (pull_off%2:41:00::)
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negociate (negociate%2:41:02::)
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bring off (bring_off%2:41:00::)
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carry off (carry_off%2:41:00::)
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manage (manage%2:41:09::)
(be successful; achieve a goal)
"She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
S:
(v)
take away (take_away%2:35:00::)
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bear off (bear_off%2:35:00::)
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bear away (bear_away%2:35:00::)
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carry away (carry_away%2:35:00::)
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carry off (carry_off%2:35:00::)
(remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state)
"Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
S:
(v)
eliminate (eliminate%2:30:00::)
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annihilate (annihilate%2:30:00::)
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extinguish (extinguish%2:30:01::)
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eradicate (eradicate%2:30:00::)
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wipe out (wipe_out%2:30:00::)
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decimate (decimate%2:30:00::)
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carry off (carry_off%2:30:00::)
(kill in large numbers)
"the plague wiped out an entire population"