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211 no one else
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212 get used to
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213 here are
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214 living room
          1. n. A room in a private house used for general social and leisure activities.
215 comes in
          1. v. third-person singular present indicative of come in
216 hold on
          1. v. To grasp or grip firmly.
                Hold on tightly to the railing.
          2. v. To keep; to store something for someone.
                Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster.
          3. v. Wait a short while.
217 outside of
          1. prep. Outside.
          2. prep. Aside from; besides.
218 growing up
          1. v. present participle of grow up
219 by the way
          1. prep. (conjunctive, speech act, idiomatic) Incidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.
                His mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she volunteered to bring dessert.
          2. adv. Irrelevantly, off-topic.
220 sits up
          1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sit up
221 at stake
          1. prep. At issue, at risk.
                What is at stake in these next 20 minutes is the championship.
                Doesn't he realize that all of our lives are at stake here too?
222 is worth
          1.
223 in particular
          1. adv. (focus) Especially, individually or specifically.
224 apply to
          1.
225 coming in
          1. v. past participle of come in
226 real estate
          1. n. Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground they are built on.
          2. n. (informal) Space used for a particular purpose.
227 for real
          1. adj. (informal) Genuine, true; serious, earnest.
                Is his story for real?
                Are you for real bro?
          2. adv. Genuinely, truly.
                This recipe takes two hours to cook, for real!
228 human beings
          1. n. plural of human being
229 lets out
          1. v. third-person singular present indicative of let out
230 apart from
          1. prep. except for; besides
231 looks up
          1. v. third-person singular present indicative of look up
232 day after
          1. n. the next day.
233 on the right
          1.
234 laid out
          1. v. simple past tense and past participle of lay out
235 getting to
          1. v. present participle of get to
236 public opinion
          1. n. The opinion of the public, the popular view.
237 put together
          1. v. To assemble, construct, build or formulate.
                If you try to put together the model kit yourself, be very careful not to break any of the pieces.
                We'll need to put together a plan if we want to get this project finished.
          2. adj. In total.
                Alaska has more land than Texas and Oklahoma put together.
238 at risk
          1. prep. In a state or condition marked by a high level of risk or vulnerability.
                The entire population initially seemed at risk of infection.
239 picked up
          1. v. simple past tense and past participle of pick up
240 coffee table
          1. n. (furniture) A long, low table, often placed before seating in a living room, on which drinks may be served, and magazines etc placed.
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