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Informal

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Blow them away!

Encouragement to impress

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Knock them dead!

Energetic encouragement

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Fingers crossed!

Hopeful gesture

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Way to go

Casual congratulations

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Cool!

Casual approval

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If you look at…

Directs attention to a specific example.

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Especially

Emphasizes a standout example.

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As an example

General phrase to introduce an illustration.

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As an example being…

Introduces a hypothetical or concrete case.

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Let’s say…

Introduces a hypothetical scenario.

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Such as

Introduces examples non-exhaustively.

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Seeing

Considering the fact

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Thanks to

Positive attribution

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Now that

Temporal/causal link

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I’m slammed.

Overloaded (casual)

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Sure I can!

Confident agreement

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Why not?

Expresses agreement or willingness

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Brilliant!

Shows strong approval or excitement

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You bet

Very confident agreement

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I gotta take off

Casual leaving

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Uh-huh

Casual agreement or acknowledgment

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Nope

Casual, firm refusal.

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Nah

Very casual refusal.

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That’s OK.

Casual forgiveness

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