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Root

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is used to suggest the origins of something

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Seed

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is often used to talk about the start of an idea or feeling

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Grassroots supporters of an organization or society

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Are the ordinary people in it, not the leader

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Stem

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is used as a verb to signify that something originates in something else

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Bud

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Flower before it opens

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Nip in the bud

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Stop before it develops in something

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Weed out

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Get rid of

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Prune back

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Cut/limit

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Be reaping the rewards of

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Be getting results from

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Reaping what we sowed

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Experiencing the logical results of our actions - usually used in negative contexts

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Have dug up

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Have discovered

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Be germinating

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Be beginning to develop

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Have been sprouting up

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Have been appearing quickly in large numbers

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Be flourishing

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Be doing very well

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Shed

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Lose

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Inhibition

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A feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want

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Thrive

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Grow/develop well and successfully

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Fade

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Die - become smaller

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Wither

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Die - make the recipient feel scorned

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Shrivel

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Die - become less

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Wilt

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Die - lose energy