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customary* : habitual, accustomed, conventional
cut : divide, sever, chop


cynical : sarcastic adjective
saying things that are the opposite of what you mean in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed: a sarcastic remark
sarcastically / adverb , satirical, sneering
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damage : injury, harm, hurt, impaired adjective
not as good as before or not as good as it should be: A special device for viewers with impaired hearing. | TV reception may be impaired in some areas.

damp : moist, humid, wet
danger : hazard, risk, peril, jeopardy
dare : venture, risk, challenge, defy verb defied, defying [transitive]

1 to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do: He defied his father's wishes and married Agnes.

2 defy description/analysis/imagination etc to be so extreme or unusual that it is almost impossible to describe or understand: The beauty of the scene defies description.

3 I defy you (to) spoken formal used when asking someone to do something that you think is impossible, in order to prove that you are right: I defy you to think of one way in which this government has helped the poor.