What makes one situation better than another

a--

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The top part of a mountain

p--

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To fasten together (often with rope)

to t---

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To come nearer to

to a--

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Words used when you want to ask for something, when you make a request

w-- y-- m--

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A passenger boat that continually travels between two banks of a river

f--

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Hopeless, not worth the trouble at all

u--

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An unexpected and dangerous situation; a crisis

e--

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A task completed, an accomplishment, a fulfillment, a realisation

a--

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I've spent far too many hours i-- today. I could do with a breath of fresh air.

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Most of the older buildings have d--. They were about to fall down anyway, most of them.

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Oh no, I think I've l-- my purse! Let's go back and see if we can find it anywhere.

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The sound of planes landing and taking off kept me a-- all night in the motel near the airstrip in Las Vegas.

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the w-- of the car was so dirty that it was impossible to see through.

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Many people a-- the meeting in the village hall about the new motorway.

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You must wear a helmet, when riding a moped or motorbike, to p-- injuring your head.

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Dozens of f-- were at the scene of the fire doing their best to put it out.

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The fire brigade s-- several people from a burning building. They all came out alive.

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When a ship is in trouble out at sea, everything is done to r-- her crew and passengers.

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