I may be too old for this lark, but here goes!

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to make a decision formally or with determination:
formal
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resolve
decide
She resolved that she would never speak to him again.
to go onto a ship:
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embark
We embarked at Liverpool for New York.
to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person:
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sacrifice
Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their families.
to give something and be given something else instead:
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swap
We swapped addresses with the people we met on holiday.
in order to help or bring advantage to someone:
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for sb's sake
for the sake of sb
I hope for both our sakes that you're right!
a short period of enjoyment:
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fling
The girls are going to the beach for one last fling before the end of summer.
to worry someone slightly, usually for a long time:
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niggle
worry
I just can't remember his name - it's been niggling me for a couple of weeks.
behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something:
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defiance
The demonstration is a pointless act/gesture of defiance against the government.
to become or add up to a particular amount:
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amount to
The savings would amount to several thousand dollars per family.
a complete change:
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metamorphosis
Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis.
to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do:
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take stock
I am currently taking stock of our position.
to think again about something in order to decide if you should change the way you feel about it or deal with it:
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reassess
to think again about something in order to decide if you should change the way you feel about it or deal with it:
the wish to travel far away and to many different places:
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wanderlust
In July wanderlust takes over the whole nation.
fear or worry about what is going to happen:
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trepidation
We view future developments with some trepidation.
too bad or unpleasant to deal with or accept:
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intolerable
The constant fighting made life at home intolerable.

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