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summon initiate legal action take to court deny disclaim exonerate retract administer apply apportion authorize bring contribute deal disburse dole out execute extend furnish give impose issue measure out mete out offer perform portion proffer provide regulate supply tender hoard refrain retain withhold take back withdraw forego frustrate mismanage attract allure appeal to bait beckon beguile bewitch captivate charm come on court drag enchant endear engage enthrall entice entrance exert influence fascinate freak out give the come-on go over big grab hook interest intrigue inveigle invite kill knock dead knock out lure magnetize make a hit with mousetrap pull rope in score seduce send slay solicit spellbind steer suck in sweep off one's feet tempt turn on vamp wile wow bore disgust disinterest repel turn off deter attracts allures appeals to baits beckons beguiles bewitches brings captivates charms comes on courts drags draws enchants endears engages enthralls entices entrances exerts influence fascinates freaks out gives the come-on goes over big grabs hooks induces interests intrigues inveigles invites kills knocks dead knocks out lures magnetizes makes a hit with mousetraps pulls scores seduces sends slays solicits spellbs steers sucks in sweeps off one's feet tempts turns on vamps wiles wows discourages let goes disinterests disenchants bears gives up turns off repulses repels prevents deters releases dissuades disgusts shuns refuses rejects begat breed bring about cause father generate get give rise to multiply procreate progenerate propagate reproduce sire beget accrue acquire be worth cost gain pay realize sell surrender decrease authority due process honesty integrity law right truth amends appeal authorization charter code compensation consideration correction credo creed decree equity evenness hearing impartiality judicatory judicature justness legality legalization legitimacy litigation penalty reasonableness recompense rectitude redress reparation review rule sanction sentence constitutionality fair play fair treatment legal process square deal corruption dishonesty falsehood award refusal reward illegality injustice lawlessness partiality unfairness court judge chancellor magistrate umpire bar bench court of justice forum justice kangaroo court law court seat of judgment session tribunal democracy commonwealth egalitarianism emancipation equalitarianism equality freedom liberal government representative government republic suffrage disinterest detachment disinterestedness dispassion dispassionateness equitableness fair-mindedness impartialness neutrality nonpartisanship objectiveness objectivity rightfulness rightness bias drink rain H2O aqua rainwater saliva tears Adam's ale aqua pura bathe dilute flood inundate irrigate moisten soak spray sprinkle thin wash wet baptize damp doctor douse drench drool hose imbue saturate souse spatter steep weaken sodden dehydrate thicken bath clean cleanse dip dunk imbathe immerse rinse scour scrub shower soap sponge submerge suffuse tub water dirty dry ignore canal aqueduct bottleneck channel choke point conduit course cove ditch duct estuary firth trench watercourse dampen bedew besprinkle dabble humidify collect gather brighten encourage hearten inspirit uplift adulterate alter attenuate cook cut decrease deliquesce diffuse diminish doctor up lace lessen liquefy mitigate mix moderate modify needle phony up plant qualify reduce shave spike temper water down aggravate develop strengthen concentrate duck lave lower pitch plunge slop slosh splash submerse dribble drivel froth ooze run slabber slaver slobber spit water at the mouth advantage edge margin point start supremacy top advance bulge direction facade over precedence primacy priority spark star vanguard ahead cutting edge front rank title role top spot center disadvantage interior rear last head leadership pilot principal blueprint example exemplar guide ideal model paradigm pattern precedent standard template clue evidence hint indication proof sign suggestion tip trace attend bring drive force get see show accompany chaperone coerce compel conduct convey convoy direct escort guard impel precede protect quarterback route safeguard shepherd span squire steer traverse usher be responsible for find a way go along with go out in front pass along point out point the way show around show in show the way watch over fail ignore neglect surrender yield abandon delay desert harm hinder hold hurt injure keep leave lose prevent repress stop suppress fall behind follow obey affect conduce encourage excite galvanize hearten incline induce influence inspire instill introduce motivate move persuade prevail prompt spur boss call the shots command coordinate govern helm manage preside over run things spearhead supervise trail-blaze cause oversee serve tend discourage dissuade mismanage surpass exceed excel outdo outstrip preface transcend be ahead blaze a trail come first accompanies adds appears with appends be connects belongs to characterizes co-occurs coexists coincides with comes with completes follows goes together happens with joins with occurs with supplements takes place with withdraws leaves abandons deserts subtracts associate with chaperon come along consort date dog draft drag go along hang around with hang out keep company lead look after shadow shlep along show about spook stick to string along tag along tailgate take out disregard withdraw actor amateur artist barnstormer bit player character clown comedian entertainer extra foil ham hambone headliner idol impersonator ingenue ingénue mime mimic pantomimist performer playactor player soubrette stand-in stooge straight person thesp thespian trouper understudy ventriloquist villain walk-on audience fan aid ascendancy asset assistance authority avail blessing boon break choice comfort convenience dominance eminence expediency favor gain good gratification help improvement interest leeway leg up leverage luck mastery odds position power pre-eminence preference prestige prevalence profit protection recognition resources return sanction starting superiority support upper hand utility wealth block disapproval disfavor impotence incapacity inferiority injury loss waste weakness bad fortune bad luck blockage hindrance misfortune obstruction drawback handicap obstacle restriction advantages aids assets authorities blessings boons breaks choices comforts conveniences edges eminences expediencies favors gains goods gratifications helps holds improvements influences interests leads leg-ups positions powers preferences profits protections recognitions returns sanctions startings superiorities supports upper hands utilities handicaps bad fortunes stops wastes subservience blocks restrictions obstacles drawbacks misfortunes bad lucks obstructions hindrances blockages disadvantages injuries losses weaknesses incapacities began activated actualized break ground broke the ice brought about brought to passed caused commenced created did drove effected embarked on entered on entered upon established eventuated found gave birth to gave impulse generated get went impelled inaugurated induced initiated instigated instituted introduced launched lay foundation for led made made active motivated mounted occasioned opened originated plunged into prepared produced set about set in motion set up triggered undertook went ahead went into died discouraged checked concluded halted finished stopped ended closed neglected lost failed consummated completed repressed dissuaded prevented ruined ceased ignored destroyed contagious toxic virulent communicable contaminating corrupting defiling diseased epidemic infective mephitic miasmic noxious pestilent pestilential polluting transferable transmittable harmless nonpoisonous antiseptic uncommunicable infectious contagion corruption disease infection pollution decay defilement dirtying filth foulness impurity pestilence plague rottenness spoliation taint radioactivation cleanliness purification sterility cleaning cure healing sterilization contamination grime pollutant scum adulteration dirt stain uncleanness foreign matter pureness purity dirtiness unwholesomeness poisoning impurities adulterations contaminations corruptions foreign matters pestilences poisonings pollutants pollutions stains purities purifications sterilities coincidental inconclusive indirect amplified concomitant concurrent conjectural contingent detailed fortuitous inferential presumptive provisional uncertain direct circumstantial biodegradable ecological environmentally-safe environment-friendly green natural real substantial concrete corporeal gross materialistic objective palpable phenomenal ponderable sensible solid somatic visible immaterial mental psychological spiritual physical environmental contextual dependent unrelated situational circumstanced conditional evidential incidental situated specific apartheid bias bigotry discrimination segregation unfairness illiberality partiality racialism sectarianism one-sidedness fairness tolerance racism separation Jim Crowism dogmatism fanaticism injustice narrow-mindedness provincialism sexism impartiality broad-mindedness open-mindedness fascism Nazism absolutism authoritarianism autocracy despotism dictatorship jingoism one-party system party government right-wing dictatorship totalitarianism xenophobia democracy socialism prejudice ageism animosity antipathy aversion bad opinion chauvinism contemptuousness detriment disgust dislike displeasure disrelish enmity foregone conclusion intolerance jaundiced eye mindset misjudgment pique preconceived notion preconception predilection predisposition prejudgment prepossession repugnance revulsion slant spleen tilt twist umbrage warp good will love admiration approval esteem fondness happiness liking loving pleasure respect sympathy justice regard prejudices animosities antipathies apartheids aversions bad opinions biases bigotries contemptuousnesses detriments discriminations dislikes disrelishes enmities foregone conclusions illiberalities injustices jaundiced eyes mindsets misjudgments narrow-mindednesses one-sidednesses piques preconceived notions preconceptions prepossessions slants spleens tilts twists warps justices sympathies approvals respects lovings pleasures likes loves tolerances likings good wills racial discrimination anti-Semitism race discrimination race prejudice race snobbery advantage edge margin point start supremacy top advance bulge direction facade over precedence primacy priority spark star vanguard ahead cutting edge front rank title role top spot center disadvantage interior rear last head leadership pilot principal blueprint example exemplar guide ideal model paradigm pattern precedent standard template clue evidence hint indication proof sign suggestion tip trace attend bring drive force get see show accompany chaperone coerce compel conduct convey convoy direct escort guard impel precede protect quarterback route safeguard shepherd span squire steer traverse usher be responsible for find a way go along with go out in front pass along point out point the way show around show in show the way watch over fail ignore neglect surrender yield abandon delay desert harm hinder hold hurt injure keep leave lose prevent repress stop suppress fall behind follow obey affect conduce encourage excite galvanize hearten incline induce influence inspire instill introduce motivate move persuade prevail prompt spur boss call the shots command coordinate govern helm manage preside over run things spearhead supervise trail-blaze cause oversee serve tend discourage dissuade mismanage surpass exceed excel outdo outstrip preface transcend be ahead blaze a trail come first accompanies adds appears with appends be connects belongs to characterizes co-occurs coexists coincides with comes with completes follows goes together happens with joins with occurs with supplements takes place with withdraws leaves abandons deserts subtracts associate with chaperon come along consort date dog draft drag go along hang around with hang out keep company lead look after shadow shlep along show about spook stick to string along tag along tailgate take out disregard withdraw actor amateur artist barnstormer bit player character clown comedian entertainer extra foil ham hambone headliner idol impersonator ingenue ingénue mime mimic pantomimist performer playactor player soubrette stand-in stooge straight person thesp thespian trouper understudy ventriloquist villain walk-on audience fan aid ascendancy asset assistance authority avail blessing boon break choice comfort convenience dominance eminence expediency favor gain good gratification help improvement interest leeway leg up leverage luck mastery odds position power pre-eminence preference prestige prevalence profit protection recognition resources return sanction starting superiority support upper hand utility wealth block disapproval disfavor impotence incapacity inferiority injury loss waste weakness bad fortune bad luck blockage hindrance misfortune obstruction drawback handicap obstacle restriction advantages aids assets authorities blessings boons breaks choices comforts conveniences edges eminences expediencies favors gains goods gratifications helps holds improvements influences interests leads leg-ups positions powers preferences profits protections recognitions returns sanctions startings superiorities supports upper hands utilities handicaps bad fortunes stops wastes subservience blocks restrictions obstacles drawbacks misfortunes bad lucks obstructions hindrances blockages disadvantages injuries losses weaknesses incapacities began activated actualized break ground broke the ice brought about brought to passed caused commenced created did drove effected embarked on entered on entered upon established eventuated found gave birth to gave impulse generated get went impelled inaugurated induced initiated instigated instituted introduced launched lay foundation for led made made active motivated mounted occasioned opened originated plunged into prepared produced set about set in motion set up triggered undertook went ahead went into died discouraged checked concluded halted finished stopped ended closed neglected lost failed consummated completed repressed dissuaded prevented ruined ceased ignored destroyed hay haycock hayrick pile sheaf stack haystack heap load stockpile accumulate amass drift hill mound bank up disperse dissipate spend coil contort screw spiral sprain swivel twirl weave wiggle wrap wrench wriggle corkscrew encircle entwine intertwine squirm turn twine warp wind wreathe wring writhe zigzag turn around wrap around untwist straighten explain explicate uncurl twist rick climate habitat mise en scène setting situation status surroundings ambiance aura backdrop background circumstances conditions context domain element encompassment entourage hood jungle locale medium milieu neighborhood purlieus scene scenery terrain territory turf zoo neck of the woods stomping ground atmosphere ecosystem biosphere environs Gaia ecosphere air ambience character color environment feel feeling flavor impression local color mood place property quality semblance sense space spirit taste tone accomplishments acquirement actions attainment breeding capacity credentials cultivation culture deeds education framework grounding history practice preparation qualification rearing seasoning tradition training upbringing ignorance foreground backgrounds acquirements atmospheres attainments auras backdrops breedings capacities cultivations cultures educations environments frameworks histories practices preparations qualifications seasonings traditions trainings upbringings foregrounds biome desert grassland tropical rain forest tundra ambient disposition temper tendency trend countryside back roads boonies country land landscape non-urban area sticks sky drink rain H2O aqua rainwater saliva tears Adam's ale aqua pura bathe dilute flood inundate irrigate moisten soak spray sprinkle thin wash wet baptize damp doctor douse drench drool hose imbue saturate souse spatter steep weaken sodden dehydrate thicken bath clean cleanse dip dunk imbathe immerse rinse scour scrub shower soap sponge submerge suffuse tub water dirty dry ignore canal aqueduct bottleneck channel choke point conduit course cove ditch duct estuary firth trench watercourse dampen bedew besprinkle dabble humidify collect gather brighten encourage hearten inspirit uplift adulterate alter attenuate cook cut decrease deliquesce diffuse diminish doctor up lace lessen liquefy mitigate mix moderate modify needle phony up plant qualify reduce shave spike temper water down aggravate develop strengthen concentrate duck lave lower pitch plunge slop slosh splash submerse dribble drivel froth ooze run slabber slaver slobber spit water at the mouth catastrophe change confrontation crunch deadlock dilemma disaster emergency impasse mess pressure situation trouble climacteric climax contingency corner crossroad crux culmination embarrassment entanglement exigency extremity height imbroglio juncture necessity pass perplexity pickle pinch plight predicament puzzle quandary stew strait trauma trial urgency big trouble dire straits hot potato hour of decision moment of truth point of no return turning point agreement benefit blessing breakthrough calm good fortune good luck happiness miracle peace solution success wonder advantage boon certainty case context crisis event eventuality fact incident occurrence problem state circumstance Moira accident action adjunct affair article cause coincidence concern destiny detail doom element episode factor fate feature fortuity happening happenstance intervention item kismet lot matter occasion particular phase place point portion proviso respect scene status stipulation supervention thing time where it's at plan whole critical stage decisive point head affray battle contest dispute encounter fight meeting set-to showdown strife contingencies accidents breaks chances crises crossroads emergencies events eventualities exigencies fortuities happenings if it's cools incidents junctures likelihoods occasions odds opportunities passes pinches predicaments probabilities straits turning points uncertainties zero hours truths sureties definiteness certainties good fortunes plans solutions unlikelihood realities advantages misfortunes bad lucks improbabilities break chance if it's cool likelihood opportunity probability uncertainty zero hour improbability bad luck misfortune reality surety truth Cancer bug condition contamination defect disorder epidemic fever flu illness infection inflammation malady plague sickness stroke syndrome virus ache affection attack blight breakdown canker collapse complaint contagion convulsions debility decrepitude distemper endemic feebleness fit hemorrhage indisposition infirmity misery seizure spell temperature unhealthiness unsoundness upset visitation ill health pathosis sickliness advantage good health health ability blessing boon happiness soundness strength affliction adversity anguish calamity cross crux depression difficulty disease distress grief hardship misfortune ordeal pain plight scourge sorrow suffering torment trial tribulation trouble woe benefit cheer comfort delight good fortune good luck joy pleasure profit well-being aid calm contentment encouragement help peace consolation relief ailment dose ailments aches bugs complaints conditions diseases disorders doses illnesses indispositions infirmities maladies syndromes access bout convulsion failure paroxysm relapse spasm throe defense flight protection reprisal resistance retreat shelter shield submission support surrender sustenance attacks accesses bouts breakdowns failures fits paroxysms relapses seizures spasms spells strokes throes supports retreats flights defenses submissions reprisals surrenders shields shelters resistances protections aids bacillus germ 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