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' n* P. \+ d, ]5 E. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin.8 z/ j5 x$ w& t! M" b
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· performs well on
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. I% y7 @$ |* V- p& _/ e6 s· mega$ \( u: ?/ a4 S& P9 r$ o& j+ e( v
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer., ?0 E @! a _8 p w1 l+ ?7 {8 Y
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· megabucks
: W) O u1 b6 g: g· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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" c! |' e$ V' q1 d& Z( G· a lot of money
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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$ q. Z) y* `* H' R· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.$ d* j+ C1 k7 O
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$ N2 }- ]0 e2 h }· meltdown
7 P* m4 ?4 \& A# s% p) Z· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.1 n- r( z% _: ]3 U1 p& a' ?
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· mickey mouse
+ Q; R& P# e# i' U4 o: E· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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+ L, i5 m" R# n- z) s2 n) G0 E· move on someone G; ? b, |4 }
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce
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/ ~" G7 x; v) m1 l5 Y6 z: Z5 d· mush
2 i, _4 Z/ J8 Z, N1 x* d) J· That is total mush and you know it.3 f" B* Z& P1 ?& X6 n, R
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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! c6 k; _6 n5 P( S4 K9 M3 R· That was a neat idea that you had.0 Z7 ~3 l: N7 d: @, l/ M, m5 F- h1 n
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.- Q i$ A( @: _3 W4 j: V9 R
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink5 f+ y* R7 O' V' T5 r7 f7 U0 V
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1 ^) p+ p S0 P; V( e: E( F, Y· no sweat
1 i7 i* l5 Q5 c, s: N' q· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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$ G$ C& ?6 R8 |" T- t d/ u6 L) g· nuke
% q9 ?; K$ H3 h; f4 g+ z· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.- [5 ^8 h2 p3 f, S( j7 t! r. l
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) Y$ X( Y: X$ h6 L· heat up in the microwave
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6 P$ b8 h+ c3 F1 K: }" l5 V· I think that he is a nut.
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1 e: q4 P- r- D( Y: i7 i, t: x· nuts
/ `. L2 Z! W. A5 n( J· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· Have you found a pad yet?9 c" i! m+ M9 Q H
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.% O9 X7 q; g6 n
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, _' n. P; v P* f* V· party animal, m' e$ @6 H% Y6 x# n- y* ]1 `
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· love parties
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# ~# z! I$ ]( `% z' d y, O· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.' V; Z; }5 i/ V/ M1 M7 T: l
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U! F8 y2 U6 k# r% A5 `6 |( v, \· celebrate6 P" k, `7 b; ^5 _4 J5 c
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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( N( ^" p* {4 ^* G. P: n· practically no money
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- ~0 @0 i. L+ E$ w8 s; Y( R& N% u· pickled
8 N# j* ]& s2 r. R( G6 E· He gets pickled after only one beer.9 o( ]1 _8 ~! V. m( w6 j& I) U/ B
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· He is a pig at parties.
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# M- t; o9 `4 g1 o! E3 ^) {. @2 {· pig out
6 b* Z/ @/ P" y$ ^8 p5 @· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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5 c( u$ l* ^" K1 Z· eat a lot or overeat
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. C- h C7 L- _0 E· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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; {1 x4 c1 z2 O% x· stop and go to the bathroom
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+ P: D# A7 ~+ [6 d· plastered
! Z5 T( x+ v0 g1 U( p· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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; G! k! e) Y7 A6 m· pooped out
: r9 G: o4 J. C! c3 C B- Z· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.# Z/ V* T' L2 T, P, I) e- m0 z
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! }5 M) g$ T/ n+ j) O: m" `3 J· Shut up or I will pop you.5 ]1 r5 r5 K. I5 X5 H8 N: G3 K7 R
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts./ M7 U7 M- [/ r4 m; ]+ x
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· He is really a pro at his work.1 A/ Q- _+ V1 L. i9 J8 A2 I
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. b" G* H& Z) U' s7 ]! U· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.! k7 l; e- E. ^1 h2 [- }, ]
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- [6 E n7 r D: w4 u· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· vomit
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3 u3 Z7 l) m5 {3 M& y· I am going to push off now.. `1 }4 G, S$ M [0 ]. m _& ?
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5 O9 S4 }3 j) A! |$ B· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.3 V0 X2 e: G6 D
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1 v" v/ A% s8 r2 S· put-on' S7 p3 X- P% o; c$ r
· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.! F: Z3 L& L, X5 k9 C
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" h9 M# L1 z& G, W& m· deception
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?# N9 ], R- X' C% ~4 t- U
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# |# [: F/ N( X; M· quick buck. ~ q4 P7 K# q3 Z% I' q% i
· I need to make a quick buck.2 [6 d5 U3 v" p, O$ B# d/ D2 d+ l
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· some easy money
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6 ?9 F, Y! \4 }; | o& ?· rack
: x I# U/ L% A9 i) w) h2 r· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.. w9 n" f# ?( K( J, b6 \2 w
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· rack out
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· sleep
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. % j4 @# S. j, |. J( _
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- o3 o( `( D. |8 }· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· talk about
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, ?9 r. i% U4 \8 d0 k ~· run down place
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4 o1 R( W' l% h. ?, F( [/ u· raw
& y0 V# q7 |* v, U; F2 q' R0 R8 T# q· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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3 O- K7 Q* {7 B) h· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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* e. J( I* J0 Z2 q· Your idea is really red hot.
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% S9 P7 e7 t% y1 ?· inferior
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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7 O$ a4 ^1 B% E( _· takes up too much of the road
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( D, N' l3 M" x- V9 M· rough time
) O: O: X$ b6 G+ U4 |5 C1 L· We have had a rough time this winter.: J" Q9 O' c& i
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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· My sister has three rug rats.9 _/ i! Q: t- f
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+ ~9 D$ m( b8 P' W$ j4 v· dominates
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· lost interest or momentum8 Q6 P4 M$ I8 ?& l
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· When did you hit the sack last night?
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: S- t* R4 I8 {+ U8 T· scam" z* V3 E, z" w# y% G
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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% V3 ?; {6 S+ i· swindle
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· scarf
" U; R. ]3 g+ ~6 H& u· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.- M! ~" l: w' B
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· ate quickly
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· schmuck
2 ?4 ]/ v# L0 e# |5 z6 V· What a stupid schmuck.8 O/ C9 B `& N" Z$ h. \" b% _. u L+ @
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· jerk
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· screw around
: S# C: W8 N) s4 b: y· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.( D2 ^5 D+ A; T/ s* x
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, {# J6 e8 j* b; G' u· waste time
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake
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· He is very sharp with numbers" X4 C% _; _. u& O2 q' _
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· intelligent; P) d* F: [: a6 V4 \* W
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0 _7 h2 ~* n' {4 _( z+ ]· I'll give the puzzle another shot.0 J9 D8 o6 `( I/ c* M b* ^
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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 with( R- O9 W0 R& H9 D# j2 m
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· slammer
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· jail
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· smashed% V7 L$ z$ g# Y/ ]8 e
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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# y& {( W; E: I) k· intoxicated
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8 y* W% Q. G1 F4 l4 f· smoke eater
' ^; e2 m6 m9 p( C, B; Q· My father is a smoke eater., O3 T/ L4 [; |" v0 {
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4 x9 [% Y0 S# H, t/ b5 d" V· fireman" l/ m6 H, o8 U) J( Y' l1 C* Y. b' y
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· split
9 q& w8 k$ v" D8 N; V3 E" r· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· spook
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· frightened; T: h/ @; U6 |# z" N: S
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' |& \% a1 r V, v( S* o' K! _· spud: H- G+ o: ~0 t3 s" E
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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4 p7 W. `8 f$ Y) |7 |· My father looks square in his jacket.: f. j U Z* o
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· old-fashioned
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8 E& ]6 u0 Q }+ G& Q/ k7 y· steamed up
; j2 o, @- d+ ^6 ]; N* H& }2 M# k/ R· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· This whole operation stinks.2 v& I, @* F$ `/ K5 ]8 U3 E) o
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2 C9 j7 {6 N3 o# C5 h· straight
3 I7 u+ i& O& N+ H# Q0 N, ?! X· I want you to give me a straight answer.' L9 z) Z' S; S2 G2 m
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s) i* b/ d. v: ]$ `4 ^· honest
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· stressed
Z, \2 j4 r, c1 u& ^· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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( T* H5 k: B4 v9 [9 f5 r· sucker
* @% Z! H' _; V1 X/ d· Don't be a sucker.
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0 [$ p1 U1 ~; Z% l" a$ X; \' `+ o· be deceived
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' q2 s$ R4 |/ I0 j) l* a- @· take a hike, \5 B; J- t. [! b" c
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of1 ~3 S' s1 ^: \2 h" V! n( _2 q
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· taking care of business
- {, U s: I" H· I have been taking care of business.
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· threads Q S% `* E9 _: z
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes1 N, p, Z& b# [5 l' Y! W
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9 y" V4 P" k8 C' M· tool around
* v d$ e' S+ F3 T- I! p' b· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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· drive around
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( \) e% N( i- M/ j' r0 H3 _$ n6 V0 v· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.8 N( u+ k7 r+ w2 @$ u
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· completely wrecked
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· 19
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· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful
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' Y7 T! E2 A% r* ^4 \2 E3 i· up for grabs0 U6 L5 w# t, Y8 N. `7 _
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.* L2 C3 m( A' m) E2 |
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" c! X( E) }" E5 v) ?· available.0 N. G3 O$ Q9 s' S
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· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.9 `5 J9 ]# e' ~+ O1 W
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· relax and do nothing
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· He really gives off good vibes.
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· feelings
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· wad
# @! H2 R/ b6 \! Y· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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' a; |3 ]5 p R· bundle of money. r* ^- Z5 v/ b9 `6 I2 ]) v2 A
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7 c$ k1 j7 f/ A% c· waste7 [% p) v; U2 V
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.7 S( T: |' o! D f$ Z! \
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· kill6 A1 Z! ^2 D- K k# w3 m
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.: h" i+ m) J" I# }5 @4 r. t1 ?# R
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8 R- t4 k0 e D& r# r P1 a· car
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· He is a whiz at the computer." K4 b' _0 x+ u# e c, F+ t
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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. h- P- I7 @# r# `· alert
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5 _: t. ]6 I/ `9 _; H· wussy
1 j. ~8 g5 i" q· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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' ^( w# O5 U% f2 W" l A· weak person
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· This food tastes yukky5 u- g+ D7 K. q/ e# X
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· bad
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· zapped
5 {; M2 {8 Z I· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· exhausted
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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