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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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$ k0 f9 V3 ?( Y% a& M) ?& e· mean
; @$ Z# G E9 T# q" [7 j· He plays a mean violin.- k/ d* n K) x% c. M+ w. h1 S
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& \* ^" I7 h, D7 t, Z) Q· performs well on7 } [1 Q, N# i4 t& d/ z5 N
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' @1 o& R: t& ?, {6 X· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· large
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· megabucks
3 x( W, z2 v% e! F) F% {· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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* b+ W+ t8 V6 B3 l) y# _· a lot of money
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& Q/ d& p; `( Y! v( j; c· knock3 [8 E U0 M! r) J
· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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" ]+ v5 S, E2 b7 \" I9 s' W( d0 }· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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# u7 C! e) [) L& u2 V6 g* o& z· mickey mouse2 ]& g. L8 Y' [& `0 v k" I. }
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.% e; z0 g& Y2 Y7 K V5 O1 |
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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; r: m9 a8 I) _2 v% F# x· nonesense
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· drug police
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8 p6 b/ K. Y4 R( F' c· neat
, S5 B* g2 j9 ]. g· That was a neat idea that you had.
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* x `- m$ g% F· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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+ N2 a9 A7 j: W8 L· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· arrested
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· a quick drink
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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* V/ U0 d. G' {5 a8 T8 v· no problem
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· nuclear weapons
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· I think that he is a nut.
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! [ R7 [1 F- w, [ D& O6 m· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.1 U, h I, m4 [ S+ {5 B
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2 Z& l5 e7 a$ y: ?: m" @" p" E· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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' G/ V) E/ M- a# B· annoying
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$ s% k q c: K7 T· paper-pusher
$ F& @, z4 r+ S7 ^· My office is filled with paper-pushers.% `3 c& g {- z. ~. ~/ C3 m
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· celebrate
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& T. b" @8 W( K) D· Get your paws off of my body.0 k+ U7 N L8 z* M' D' v1 s" g
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· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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7 n' V* X& N8 B" z· practically no money
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8 _/ u5 e- a1 E Y3 R! E· He gets pickled after only one beer.1 U* M! ?& D" m5 W1 Q% V
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.# P7 M$ t0 E( P* ?9 D
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· He is a pig at parties.
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.% D9 V6 ]" \( U) F. V( M1 b
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9 t, b6 J+ j0 a: [0 F· eat a lot or overeat, ]1 z, `" `1 ~: r3 @ z( i3 i
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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3 P5 i% b0 v) i# O1 d· plastered
# D) C+ d6 N1 a N1 u! t. I· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.% j' |) k2 y$ v3 Q
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· hit
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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# v6 X4 u+ g4 L- Y· buy
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9 k7 D" y: T; V· pro
7 a) w9 i" N E( A· He is really a pro at his work." N9 U& f* H2 T. j/ P
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?& J/ B# m2 Z4 U5 ~% ?; [6 K8 {
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· reminder
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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' B; ~$ n" w* M3 T· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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% e; Z0 `2 K, V1 K+ u+ Y· mentally ill
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3 F; C7 Y, S4 {( X· I am going to push off now.
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· leave
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3 l; j" g9 S; k. {) p$ T' |# a· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· deception
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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7 X! V& d6 b! b) f, a· I need to make a quick buck.
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· some easy money
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· bed
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2 p, N7 i* ^- g1 X! r· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· sleep
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$ E! Q* Q5 S$ K, b* [· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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$ U5 K2 k s1 a3 J· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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& z/ L0 j$ e( H- e+ |· The raw office workers were not getting much done.4 D% F, T+ h4 o
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· ream someone out
5 }' @, E9 D+ L& y' V6 r; k7 K6 c· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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# y. N* t" l0 ]· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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" v2 a3 t4 r1 ~* ~8 p· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· inferior
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! m1 G3 o: g) T, f· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· That driver is a road hog.
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· My sister has three rug rats.9 B6 p" g% n0 ^ t/ K# R8 ?
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· My wife rules the house.2 ]4 x: ^; R, W C4 D# c. T
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+ w9 D0 `/ j/ [$ c$ A6 J1 ~· run off at the mouth
7 `; D& s/ {' u0 s1 j5 e' g8 l· He is always running off at the mouth.
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7 X' h/ |0 a0 d: i% Y+ ~· lost interest or momentum
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· go to bed
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: D/ Q9 g& d3 _8 r* @+ B8 t· scam
* l/ X3 G* ?% j6 A# i· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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3 P; v, l( o0 I· scarf
" Z: B0 T3 n! C4 w* ?$ u· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate., |8 U X6 R2 p/ D2 B4 S% {
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- y: Y% c# C; E· ate quickly
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· schmuck
8 j" J* K, ?+ g- n# F# B· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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, L# L) C3 z+ R· screw around
0 y" ~! S/ ?5 F9 I& [/ _· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.7 ^3 V$ v( v9 I* T( P
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· waste time
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) ]/ r+ S6 ~2 M) d· screw up! u( Q+ }- l6 R8 m
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.% t7 O; y7 ?+ z: Z! {2 C4 H0 i
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· make a mistake
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· sharp
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· try
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· disagreed with4 P! o! C. u$ F4 O
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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1 V8 n! t8 d. u9 w· jail
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7 U G* H$ I! Y, k) b· smashed. b( Z5 a- l. M i! J: X" |6 y
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.6 E3 p1 q; s$ F% U
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· smoke eater
. r4 G/ o- }5 X& P; @. Q6 i· My father is a smoke eater.
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.2 @: _7 ]8 t) H6 R9 E
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) S5 M; y) t+ t0 o· leave
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6 ~% s7 Q+ L3 I+ C3 \$ p· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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J. S& ^, O9 a* Z% c- W· frightened! [6 y' h. G/ H: T0 o
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8 G% }( N9 R% u0 O6 _% Y, G· spud
- U; {' R( P' G+ i$ P· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?' I9 ^2 X, e# c p
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( t' M6 l. D1 m/ a7 ^: \· potatoes
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5 b" S" o" g6 w' [" h· square9 h$ R3 G" M0 ]1 t8 r# m
· My father looks square in his jacket.' N& _7 N/ K0 B/ l
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· old-fashioned) M1 K% t5 O& o- ?' E" K
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· steamed up; ^& W- W3 |! z' A5 E
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.0 F1 K* i" X- |5 e! H( u. a
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· angry
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· stink
5 F; w9 K7 _) k" [% p! E· This whole operation stinks.
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! s& T+ s; e1 E, o: [ t% ?/ A· is repulsive
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- S/ [: w0 y: L· I want you to give me a straight answer.6 r# a' I4 i2 `+ m4 E) ]: \
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· stressed
7 A, z0 U' b+ L0 Q A2 N. O· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.% c6 `2 K7 Y I0 ~ m7 N4 _1 K+ E
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$ t. W9 |9 C0 a· upset; p6 S) O4 j/ |2 ^" W9 x7 R5 Y
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2 w4 I: J8 h& Z( W( H; N3 Y% Q: U· sucker
% _5 ]0 f: B1 \6 }1 F2 S' \* f9 T· Don't be a sucker.1 d- U/ {- o( X2 `- \% P
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4 i! f* C) J+ d' M· be deceived
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+ p, E+ s6 k! T. v- Y" Y3 m· take a hike
- S+ m7 {- o1 F3 M! F9 ]: ?( o3 u8 Z· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.4 ?/ @$ e9 z9 t4 X6 l
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5 ~7 R5 Q7 a9 g& M· leave2 t) T2 V. e1 ]& Z7 [4 C
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· I have been taking care of business.. r6 z7 E0 I# ?
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· doing what I have to do
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% @3 C# c, [& Z8 `* I· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.7 { X. Z4 F; \" y, E
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7 X2 |: Q' o1 y e* {) Z( `7 d4 _0 K· tool around
0 H6 y( x+ K( d$ O: v H I· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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· totaled
( B) o. w. ~0 P- u! Q1 H$ p· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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5 [( B4 O3 n6 D9 R· completely wrecked! F, b! O+ T5 \
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, l" p; w' N, I3 z1 G* G# Y9 ~· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.1 {) ?' ]3 e$ U2 K" ~
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· happy and cheerful4 _' _. V, z3 T. c
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· up for grabs- \- ` E, D1 Y
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.& e, F5 X$ E4 p" s
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$ l$ @! e; L- W9 g9 |- t· available.
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.1 _8 p1 E! k) x4 D' n
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( H# N5 o" [' k9 g: Z· relax and do nothing* p5 e9 g3 R+ V5 P L
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$ j& K( l& I5 z! Z" j· vibes
* a( p }% D! _! d5 M· He really gives off good vibes.5 i( C# V O7 U" i& g
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· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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6 k/ d$ s5 C* l" J' N% b· bundle of money
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8 d$ Q Z+ V! m6 Q0 V% i: u· waste. _1 f- Z, w8 C6 P# w4 M' \8 [
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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# T: l: ^0 T% t2 O/ X( n4 u· kill! N' R2 s1 k: f! d) O! C
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& C% p$ U1 A& C9 e, k( m· wheels
4 _. R- q5 e/ r7 r1 T8 w. \2 j· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.. [, J% _" ~1 x x @+ U
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+ n( M0 |% Q) g· whiz
/ h6 F6 R& E% v) M: u· He is a whiz at the computer.9 O: M3 }7 ^- d& J. ]1 l
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· talented person3 `4 H8 P8 ^1 m9 b' e& v. c" T" C
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.% m# N9 [( n/ Q2 D
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· wussy
3 \( C; K% k/ n- K· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.- _8 S O. g, E
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· weak person2 V& [' ^' w! l# X+ c" t. R
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1 q$ K6 G! @, w# V· yukky
) q* x/ M8 Y' A; I; m4 o1 v0 b· This food tastes yukky
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· bad2 l) W. M0 X, x' ]; I
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· zapped% o) D. a6 P- w2 \ i
· I am too zapped to help you right now.! q5 r# P, ^* P, M$ i7 L3 Y( t
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0 w. f, c. Q [; M" [/ Y· exhausted
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· zip
8 b- q# o" `% z) T1 W$ |! D9 r· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing
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