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Phrasal verbBand 5–6Toofey picks
run out of
/ˈrʌn ˌaʊtəv/
phrasal verb
To use all of something so that none is left.
- “We ran out of time before the end.”Toofey
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stagnateverbTo stay at one level without any growth or progress.
soarverbTo rise quickly to a very high level.
dichotomynounA split into two sharply opposed groups or ideas.
bottlenecknounA narrow point that slows down the whole process.
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upturnnounA change from falling to rising.
Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))