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I promis. (Promising.)

I mekim. (Fulfilling the promise.)

I promis. (Promising.)

I mekim. (Fulfilling the promise.)

Olsem papa bilong pikinini i laik mekim gut long pikinini. (Like a father that wants to do good to the child.)

(Strategies Used. Predicate adjectives describing the actions of an honest politician and simile comparing the honest politician to a father.)