impinge -
To have an effect or impact on someone; also to gradually take over an area belonging to someone else.
His constant use of the cell phone impinged on his family life.
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Dishonest
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shortchanged -
To treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve
Bill felt he had been shortchanged by life, because he was born poor, and was orphaned at the age of 2.
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Body
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tiptoe -
To walking on the front part of your foot in order to move very quietly
When Bill got home past midnight, he had to tiptoe around the house so as to not wake anybody up.
verb
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Successful
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clinch -
To confirm or settle (a contract or bargain)
Both companies clinched the contract with each other and posed for pictures to celebrate.
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New
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embark -
To start or engage in a new project, activity, or course of action.
She decided to embark on a new career in digital marketing.
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Stop
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subside -
To become less intense, violent, or severe; to gradually decrease and go down to a lower level.
After the winds and rain of the hurricane finally subsided, people could see the damage that was left behind.
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Fast
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bolt -
To make a sudden, swift dash, run, flight, or escape; spring away suddenly
He saw the police and bolted out the back door, and the police could not locate him..
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Desire
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yearn -
To have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.
Ever since her husband passed away, Samantha yearned for his presence every day.
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Fast
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careen -
To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way
As the old bus speedily careened around the narrow and steep mountain Tibetan roads, Fred wondered if he would make it safely to interview the guru monk for his magazine article.
