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3 z# ~6 M$ b& h3 r. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.: S c- r& \1 P; {2 j( i$ v( Y
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· mean
% Z( @7 f3 i4 ~: U6 K) K· He plays a mean violin.
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· performs well on W0 h; b- |4 }9 X3 ^( Q
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· mega: r8 J2 H/ [. g4 f% G9 p8 p# [" M
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer./ \; C; G9 E0 s; y
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$ ?! M$ h% i% h: y" Y· megabucks
" T. y5 l. ]! p6 E5 H% s _" m3 V2 Y· He made megabucks when he sold his company.$ q4 y& q3 D$ x* ~8 |% D l
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% H" o1 U! L B· a lot of money
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· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.1 a' t6 \# `1 v5 j# @) p: _3 u H
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· calm down and relax! x; h5 u6 E; z6 y% r
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse; i8 A3 g3 E: E" B1 t
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.: X" R9 T" W0 t3 x7 E
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· nonsense and a waste of time4 [' k& E! \+ i* } {' A/ Y
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) Z' H( W1 |% [; y) Y9 g· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce
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· That is total mush and you know it./ n. t, R5 J! E+ r1 h; y
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: i8 o" i1 F( K· nark
7 Y* I7 ^9 O, ? E# \8 @· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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* z- L5 y1 N K1 G· drug police2 Z1 L( V) |0 I, t
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# j5 ]6 e* X$ I/ Y& G· neat
3 H8 _- ^1 O2 C7 e7 x0 [· That was a neat idea that you had.
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|9 J3 {1 y$ s- E+ f, V4 _3 v4 \· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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~8 U, N; b' G% l8 H1 \& q9 x· arrested
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· a quick drink/ e; {7 {1 T6 ?2 q0 V3 B
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· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday./ v! @/ H# Z8 |- v- e5 l
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· no problem
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· I think that he is a nut.* _: e' B. K4 v; C* ]" l
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$ t. H7 B0 R( ^1 {· crazy person
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· nuts
J( a7 c$ A$ L/ B* u/ r· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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1 B# l, I5 o; x9 J· pad
/ ^8 y6 r3 F4 n, V( H) v9 u8 ~· Have you found a pad yet?3 W; G, P0 u7 r- C$ x1 S
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· annoying
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· bureaucratic office workers
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· party-hearty
1 j* d7 Z9 A" R2 i: h9 d0 R5 ]· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.5 d M' b/ P7 U( o1 k( D+ S
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· celebrate
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( W I5 m9 z* }· Get your paws off of my body.
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· practically no money
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7 |; D/ ^+ T" ~* O U· pickled
( r5 G y0 }% {9 @* c' Y· He gets pickled after only one beer.7 W; [1 _; Y* m7 n1 l& z. @
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· piece of cake
4 D6 f0 d3 P- d1 r0 N! D, T0 j· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· easy to do
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· pig
1 `- n1 T4 x7 r' l* |· He is a pig at parties.
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' U4 [2 s/ c' ~9 D· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.( b- J9 d5 J; s* W
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( A/ _6 f7 ?" h4 V) a· eat a lot or overeat
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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" X* ~! g% j: e· plastered
$ j- k1 a- t( L' c2 b) ?4 n· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend." q1 Y1 e! B# D5 y! W3 |7 m
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· intoxicated
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work. j, [, A5 e# M' B# i1 C
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· hit
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9 m q6 Q; g+ J g· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.- b9 t: e6 q5 }
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· mentally ready
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& U. ?, X( M3 t5 G6 |* [· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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, e8 T' {6 V# y. C8 M" A· I feel like I am going to puke./ i( G9 l2 R5 _6 ]# W6 D( B e
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· vomit
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) n5 T9 o( |) i" D7 n. H· leave
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.( U- i' N4 l+ k" I( s
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.+ m# y$ a4 e5 Z5 O& i, b' W
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6 o/ g. N- a3 T· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· lead0 B* H6 r0 p0 J2 G: z7 c4 M# q
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& U, n5 a/ F4 v, t· I need to make a quick buck.
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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2 ^0 g$ G$ M, X· I am going to rack out for two hours.1 {: P0 ]4 _- t3 j. i! ^% u
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· racket
3 R S# W, X/ [6 ?% R· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.9 }0 R3 p. ~! W+ L; Z/ v0 T/ ?
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· noise
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" I8 s7 s7 D/ N% x0 Q· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. 2 ^0 K7 D8 v8 }3 i7 X
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.3 c5 A" c4 ]3 G* U
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· run down place
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" V+ D- x/ ?+ J: y5 q( }. H· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· got angry with him
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· Your idea is really red hot.
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· inferior
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) F- E m2 R1 A, \" ?9 E· The comedy program was a real riot., |: N8 _0 j* n6 f3 H k0 }
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· takes up too much of the road
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· rocks
( ^5 ~/ \8 l7 |4 q1 m· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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) r3 ^4 c1 G6 z" ^; I- C4 x· We have had a rough time this winter.& A. _$ Z5 e* b0 F
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· hard time
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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· wig
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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· My wife rules the house.
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· dominates
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· run off at the mouth
& D, ^1 P4 k% z ~8 s# Y m, c· He is always running off at the mouth.
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9 {7 O! e( z; m* K2 v· lost interest or momentum
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· When did you hit the sack last night?
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/ W$ Z2 h% N" X7 K e1 N d4 d" K· scam
/ [6 l9 _7 J6 {9 G$ H· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.$ k9 m! V9 T9 S. f4 K q" H
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7 `2 ^- t# v3 w" Q4 y/ v· ate quickly9 s' C1 s& |1 `. G2 P1 B- m: g0 ]& W
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7 A W. Z3 A5 j- L/ C. Q; R: v* N· schmuck
4 O- x; a/ Y) G y( m· What a stupid schmuck.- d6 d2 R( \- V) H9 v+ z
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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q) F, _3 m# m; k ]5 d· make a mistake
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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9 {; b/ E; a0 ~( \1 H- u· intelligent- N8 z' ?8 l& z( R; C8 ~
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$ S8 X) m' X1 s, ?" m· shot2 k& a( }' h, G. D
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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6 a! F3 p6 v$ d- j; f; v* P% U· try
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· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.* b% n+ Y( h1 E2 w( @& x
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! p% D% [, U! |1 O· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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+ u; F- A: c& \" ^, G' H· jail* ~% k, Z& i3 \
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· smashed5 N$ ]1 r, Q* ]2 B( M- `9 E
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.0 R8 ^2 _7 G+ @' q3 Y0 C
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· intoxicated7 c! j' h1 e/ b& t
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· smoke eater
( H! ~ ]+ O3 D& F· My father is a smoke eater.
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" [$ W5 B( w. F. Q$ F2 q9 `1 P· fireman& [$ O/ `& A4 c3 e3 w
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) T) C7 s/ u/ [" i! J! N( n0 [9 C; N· It is time to split and go see the movie.% N W1 V- D/ x, C% Z
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+ j3 i+ u+ f/ t$ d: f6 Y' c· leave
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; B, Q/ F" x/ Y# W7 W· spud
* z& @0 H- W7 p4 m+ L- N· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?4 K3 H0 P* Z' p1 Z. d6 W1 B
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· potatoes/ G% Z2 d# |% f4 y5 y9 q' m
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/ x; m6 \1 S! u" T6 u· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned/ g) W* r0 F. o! Q
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· steamed up
$ W* j9 Q. G0 O8 J8 s; t) h1 U· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.* h, Z4 t' K: Z/ [* e8 {
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, x; s" Z$ h/ A" K* c· This whole operation stinks.9 w$ ]3 m1 V& b: \7 |5 p+ W: V
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% R$ G# I5 ]. ^' P: ^# ?" X, p· is repulsive
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# G6 Y! G' U5 P1 g0 ~/ {; U· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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6 o3 j! U+ m3 ~- W· honest: H5 R# Z. o/ u; L5 k& A
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6 v2 u. d a) l; m; i· stressed. e2 f. H' w% v) o" ?! f
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.1 ?; K7 C8 N; z9 s$ @
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· sucker
, a. ?+ r" Q! z( S· Don't be a sucker.
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( {- \$ W) T7 d6 v8 `, _· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.4 [: {$ R' v B- U k
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· leave5 y- ?& T, ]; m" Q, f9 M# R
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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. ?7 |( S) D) Q* e- f· taking care of business
$ c2 H/ `. X$ _* B3 |4 |· I have been taking care of business.$ c. o; X! U5 z* l" v+ ?4 r p
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# M& C& e" s3 F: a* c7 y4 h· doing what I have to do6 K( ~1 @' b% y- {1 S& H
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· threads
3 v, J4 _& N6 Z* V; G/ p, t/ Q! }· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes% p- d% L9 J/ P5 S/ {+ z c' C1 y
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· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.1 u8 A8 q4 @. F" [, w
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· drive around$ c5 k b% S# p4 G
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- f" c" Z9 F) z& e0 h. L5 K' F: T2 X· totaled
% S9 U! b- D7 z! W, c0 v8 O4 k- T7 A· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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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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· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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, D% k. e$ I5 _& U· available.
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5 {6 p+ |* t+ x) S· veg out
5 n. }7 c& U7 J1 y· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening., G q2 G# ^) D% _% F* q/ }
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" W# P! ?+ {+ C( N7 |# ^7 d1 ~· relax and do nothing
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· vibes, V% w1 N) Y0 h! o
· He really gives off good vibes.9 P( P+ e$ T. }$ p; c
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5 O' W( r/ q+ t+ m$ c5 `" |+ y# z· wad
. ^2 N. b% r" }8 E· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money1 ^8 V6 g5 `7 q. h5 d
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· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.& P, {3 W6 k5 K2 J3 y% ^4 F; `
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· wheels
9 E% J: D( I# f· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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, B+ W9 n. z. D) r· whiz
' x7 m' J% k ~2 p( [- k· He is a whiz at the computer.
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' `" `/ J4 q: N7 G) q· talented person
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# @* u- S! F7 P4 R- a2 L" m· wired
& X+ ?1 q' x$ d9 O4 z$ N· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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}9 N9 q5 _6 ]# \· wussy) f3 P! P3 }2 z2 {# D6 P, z r
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.2 T& a! E6 X+ i k: s/ [' I
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· yukky
+ q9 z( G* p9 r% s· This food tastes yukky
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" {7 u, w1 n8 \# {# ^( |· zapped
9 E$ S3 A1 Y. K; i& m· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· exhausted
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· zip
( ]1 g: X! o7 Y" E" Z· He knew zip about running the company.2 f6 h" ]/ g. [+ a5 l0 {9 q
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