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blacken |
Blacken the white page with a black pastel.
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brighten |
The sky will brighten when the sun comes out.
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flatten |
Flatten the boxes before putting them into the bin.
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lengthen |
I decided to lengthen my holiday by an extra couple of days.
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mistaken |
It occurred to the teacher that she might have been mistaken.
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straighten |
Mr Bell said 'Straighten your tie'.
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shorten |
I need to shorten my jeans by one centimetre.
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thicken |
The recipe said to thicken the cream by whisking it.
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tighten |
Tighten your seat belt please.
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toughen |
If you toughen something you make it stronger.
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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.
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