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To take a risk without worrying too much.
A positive thing in a difficult situation.
Honest, legal, and open.
A situation where every option has a bad outcome.
To get the most attention and praise.
To be in another person’s situation.
Everything possible or available.
A fresh start with no previous influence.
A complicated problem that creates more problems when you start dealing with it.
To make a bad situation even worse.
Just before it is too late.
To stop yourself from saying something.
Something very difficult to find.
More pleasant to look at.
To try any possible solution, even if it is unlikely to work.
A quicker path to progress or success.
Something that helps you move toward a bigger goal.
To escape from control or limitation.
To be very careful not to upset someone.
To face a very difficult challenge.
To go to bed or go to sleep.
A warning about danger that turns out not to be real.
Angry or embarrassed.
Something easy to get or achieve.
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