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Don’t assume success before it happens.
To decide to do something important or risky.
To stop working on something for now.
To start something.
Very jealous.
To receive permission to start something.
To disappoint someone by telling them the truth.
To understand how something works.
Uncomfortable in a new or unfamiliar situation.
To dominate a market.
Something that shows what is typical of the current period.
To talk about the main point without wasting time.
Information received directly from the original or most reliable source.
Things continuing in the normal way.
To do the best possible in a difficult situation.
At the last possible moment.
Something will happen when the right time comes.
In a less common or less known place or way.
To be chosen for an unpleasant task.
Very early in the morning.
Something that significantly changes a situation.
To tell the truth about something.
A small difference between two things.
No one knows for sure.
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“Miss the boat”
To miss an opportunity.
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