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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· mean
2 w* ]- v3 W1 j0 u4 [( \, L( f# M· He plays a mean violin.( D( `3 ^9 z5 G v1 t2 @% `0 y4 b
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· large
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· megabucks
6 H: ^+ z4 ]* ~: r" M· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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! Y( e+ d }! E* k4 y: }· a lot of money
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! D' s% c7 r3 d" }· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.% M* y: c9 T8 H# v$ q, K
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· criticize/ y- F& V$ Q$ \& U2 v2 C: D/ `
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* r5 U# @" l) |) ^, b9 }· mellow
2 @6 e4 k, @2 s" V3 G) N· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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, u* g. s; Z- Q& m4 Z( ~0 C· calm down and relax2 u* O P! b* @
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$ r! N5 G. b3 b2 J& i; s* {5 u$ f) s· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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# e3 r- T/ \' U, i· total collapse
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· mickey mouse
, o3 ?8 t* E; i· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.& L$ y9 F% {8 h$ q1 J
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· move on someone
# R4 V( f% T3 S8 ^/ z3 F. F· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· bad things
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· nick
- \' n& ?7 h9 T! _; }* e· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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: J# F: f1 \# N* R8 v1 c· nip
3 @: P4 j1 u( _7 [: B· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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- {4 ~+ `3 q. `· a quick drink
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.3 g0 m! H4 r7 b, E
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· no problem
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· heat up in the microwave
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, r, b6 H( N/ R+ l% C3 c· I think that he is a nut.
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· crazy person
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; D3 w: m+ v& r( N· nuts
- Q7 \& G7 K5 J1 v Y. Y! t" y+ \! p· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· crazy
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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# V# ?( g7 }8 q' W8 c4 L· pain in the neck, A: S6 q7 c& `5 G9 r# N
· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· annoying
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, y/ ]9 ?7 h. \/ M/ w2 U6 N4 ]" X6 Y· paper-pusher
# ]2 a' E# ]( e- F9 W6 H+ k7 y· My office is filled with paper-pushers.5 v% N0 G" i; J0 p' P
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· love parties
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2 {& J, X' `# i) ^· party-hearty, _! \/ {; E& n. d! M" ?/ d
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$ \5 }$ p/ J& _: W· Get your paws off of my body.
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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% r( U" N9 N+ c$ ~7 }· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· easy to do
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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* O+ m: s6 |, \' I* y4 \· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· pop for something
/ y/ m8 q/ K! A. P3 t$ [· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· buy
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5 M2 D* m- M0 }5 `, ~· He is really a pro at his work.
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% w" Y$ i) s7 q% ~( r1 D· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.* n/ l, R( K) a$ Z% ~# ]
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# j, z g% j$ w! \9 P! I- U· mentally ill
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· puke
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& ]& n4 M8 a) A7 B/ z4 y$ d& P% }· vomit
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· leave
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% G; e; w* Y5 q5 s' ? ~· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· run down place
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· Your idea is really red hot.
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· funny
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2 u K5 K+ D8 P% s5 Q· takes up too much of the road
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2 R4 X4 H. A+ U· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· rough time
4 q- J, }: q5 X: i* y, e· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· rug rat
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· children
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9 n( k0 X; y/ V! `6 A6 @· My wife rules the house.
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· talking too much
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· run out of gas- X6 a& L* }3 u% Y( w* B" S
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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( m- n" h4 x( k· lost interest or momentum7 S0 \3 O3 u( D9 G6 p5 p
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· sack
* E( \4 ]' W% s; \& l5 D, N· When did you hit the sack last night?
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# o L% Z" t/ \' [* {6 a0 c1 Z" g· go to bed! b% d& C% S' I+ B- e# }
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7 M7 V5 p8 ?9 Y- M7 E2 @1 ^" b· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.0 Y9 R6 J1 ]& H3 z* N
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· swindle; h$ u5 y" a* h+ F; t
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2 H. `$ J! Q, ?· scarf g8 L* v7 l% P3 H& b. n* t
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly0 m+ X7 e- {2 R, C/ A# C& ~+ I
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· schmuck$ [! d8 p: z' z; X* J: ~* m
· What a stupid schmuck., P; A& M& W6 y, \1 }3 }5 c. Z+ e
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% v+ h6 p% Z; f2 ]' T; u· jerk
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* x" Z% M& \8 ~; L· screw around) j5 Y) C: a8 u* \
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time7 C% N- i* k' V8 A" _1 f4 J/ ^
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· screw up
3 v1 U' O. j ]% t6 q/ E7 k' D· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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1 l9 q1 Q' b8 h· make a mistake1 h6 D& ^5 V" F' r4 r, |
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, e6 Z, U' k( q, u: w( ^/ A· sharp4 l ^1 r) ^; @+ N0 m
· He is very sharp with numbers2 o0 e8 z) f* }: {0 P2 H
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· intelligent. s1 o5 Q, `- {' J7 T
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· shot( d& a' t/ P3 D( w
· I'll give the puzzle another shot. f5 s v0 A9 \, e% \2 V5 p' g
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0 _, W) I ?* h5 }+ ?/ s# Q2 r· try! T3 b7 |4 A' r3 `4 @1 m+ w* s
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· shot down/ k8 r! D5 v9 C# m5 _' p7 o
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· disagreed with; n1 x0 t, |. K4 c" W" J
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; O9 Q h( E. @. h; o6 ~& a· slammer1 W5 F8 |; B0 p4 l" ?
· The police threw them both in the slammer." Z z. e( i0 `3 ? B |
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· jail) i7 t7 o: Y @
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· smashed
3 G! l3 n7 R4 X( [* `+ x: M u· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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· smoke eater
) F! T/ M% R+ ^0 P7 i* {. ]0 v) L· My father is a smoke eater.+ H& t n; Q2 R) o, J% u( x
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8 p8 S; t& h" ?$ e& ]+ H· fireman( t. T2 Y( Y8 v9 t1 F
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· split5 I( ]' j) B- q0 s4 B5 V ~
· It is time to split and go see the movie.5 O. F* ^5 c; a; g
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· leave# U+ B" z: l/ j; p1 y/ ~- S
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· spook i- C% K- b& s1 {( \' Q" p
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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· spud
- y- o( U/ F7 V5 k. ^· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?+ m% g- t1 B1 k, s5 _, V. w
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· potatoes6 W6 S: r# d% Z8 O! |
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· square: j+ p% |. u4 @$ }1 u0 @) e+ a! Y( U2 _
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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( K4 [+ A$ N; d. Z( q/ i2 A5 x· old-fashioned
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· steamed up
- ]4 f* L' w) y, [· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.9 ~0 ~6 H: g3 W. ~8 x/ W0 s
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· angry' U! |: ~+ }: C' o! L
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( U5 c, x5 d% D4 p- w! g· stink: a0 N' f! P) j
· This whole operation stinks.5 @1 Q/ E+ B* l3 X! }1 O% E
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- v' L1 M5 _/ O2 p$ U· is repulsive4 B0 g9 s# D$ ^4 h) h4 J9 `
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· straight
# ~8 x& p& g3 w0 Y8 L$ |: c· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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" Y' z: l* y; H) W' {· honest
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· stressed- e8 v+ E- @% E; ?
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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# ^9 A4 B/ s. o2 i9 y. Z7 }· upset w3 R8 I; C1 H5 y2 ?( f2 q
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; w8 A/ T8 Y5 |# ]9 i· sucker; w+ V) z8 l& k$ i3 ?) l
· Don't be a sucker.& W7 f3 k5 |# }! w
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· be deceived
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8 s7 o9 j0 o( [& p3 |· take a hike/ B% x& t8 D0 d! K
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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/ O* v5 ^. ~& K. t· leave P/ p& X6 y6 w/ ^- t* \
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· taken
) v' a0 i+ r; V6 k e3 ?· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of
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) n, V7 d* g7 A' p& z% x, k1 D· taking care of business
; ~* p7 C7 o' k$ P( n* b3 E+ x· I have been taking care of business.
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3 _& I! p. N3 T· doing what I have to do
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· threads
7 ~9 l4 L4 D e· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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) N& d( _; p- t$ ^9 M4 X/ g5 |· clothes; M7 Z& P% ]' ~/ |: T7 S# M/ E
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· tool around
/ t3 C- i- B" S· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.- \8 d% w! j. n/ P$ a
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· drive around1 U6 J' E4 e+ V/ T6 H$ u
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· totaled# y3 _( D3 g9 T4 J
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.1 ?. A. ?/ Y, T
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& z$ d. s5 h/ T$ ^· completely wrecked
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· up
. ]/ |) [3 w. }% M t) d& S( z· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.& G0 C0 n, Z6 _. O- s2 t( n% v, Q
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· happy and cheerful) `$ _) E# m8 m9 F' i M; s
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3 F0 w- [' L( Z8 P2 j· up for grabs
% l/ ~1 z0 F# |. B! G7 }) n/ {· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.( L; f. B" q/ g, Y1 H: B) d
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· available./ @7 _1 l& z W- g. A( E: T+ ]8 K
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· veg out9 ^& K# }/ ~" t% q$ y4 _3 }" r- j
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing' a+ j# {% V! W k0 [$ s
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· He really gives off good vibes., @; h# ~9 L- h! W+ C
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· feelings
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$ g( d# h% q4 k3 o9 b" T· wad
& d1 T/ Z) M+ }% L· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money
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· waste9 U- [: D; Z" P1 e- ~; v
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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, D3 c: s; x1 I· kill
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.* J. \6 F$ q9 [
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· whiz! M! Y( Z$ v5 R6 v/ `
· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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· wired
4 M+ A o8 B$ L* i2 [· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.: }( S% S6 a; I6 F( I( z
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* y( K+ E) s! Y2 Q8 ~1 X+ u( b· alert
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- ^' Z( R5 v# K% }· wussy
9 K4 i P; j6 T, v% H) I· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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& v" Y1 ^9 `, s% Z* ?' H) k· yukky* Q) |5 ~7 s& v4 k4 {2 X
· This food tastes yukky
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, L! ]: ?3 k% T6 C/ A( E· bad
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. ~' z" J. A- X/ |1 t· zapped
( E8 ^ ~3 s. K· I am too zapped to help you right now.; W) K, q/ a! A5 g
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing
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