terms that, depending on context, can have opposite or contradictory meanings
- bolt: to secure, or to flee
- bound: heading to a destination, or restrained from movement
- buckle: to connect, or to break or collapse
- clip: to fasten, or detach
- dust: to add fine particles, or to remove them
- fine: excellent, or acceptable or good enough
- finished: completed, or ended or destroyed
- go: to proceed or succeed, or to weaken or fail
- hold up: to support, or to impede
- left: remained, or departed
- model: an exemplar, or a copy
- overlook: to supervise, or to neglect
- put out: extinguish, or generate
- quite: rather (as a qualifying modifier), or completely
- refrain: to desist from doing something, or to repeat
- screen: to present, or to conceal
- shop: to patronize a business in order to purchase something, or to sell something
- skin: to cover, or to remove
- temper: to soften, or to strengthen
- transparent: invisible, or obvious
- trim: to decorate, or to remove excess from
- trip: a journey, or a stumble
- wear: to endure, or to deteriorate
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