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• short - ad. lasting only for a small period of time; not long; opposite tall *JXiOs
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• show - v. to make something be seen; to make known; n. a play or story presented in a theater, or broadcast on radio or television, for enjoyment or education; something organized to be seen by the public kvh}{@|-
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• smash - v. to break or be broken into small pieces by force; to hit or move with >force a_I!2w<I
• smell - v. to sense through the nose; n. something sensed by the nose ("the smell of food cooking") =nOV!!
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• spend - v. to give as payment; to use ("He spends much time studying.") G#5Cyu<r!
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• stick - v. to attach something to another thing using a substance that will hold them together; to become fixed in one position so that movement is difficult ("Something is making the door stick."); n. a thin piece of wood N#7 ] xL
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• strike - v. to hit with force; to stop work as a way to seek better conditions, more pay or to make other demands "*7I~.7U(*
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• structure - n. the way something is built, made or organized; a system that is formed or organized in a special way; a building G!rcY5!J
• struggle - v. to try with much effort; to fight with; n. a great effort; a fight c'G\AbUVjE
• study - v. to make an effort to gain knowledge by using the mind; to examine carefully PU'v o4
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• surprise - v. to cause a feeling of wonder because something is not expected; n. something not expected; the feeling caused by something not expected ew"Fr1UGYZ
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• swim - v. to move through water by making motions with the arms and legs LBE ".+
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