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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest./ v* Z$ |4 _, L5 Y. ]( \
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2 q. Q! _6 N" l$ ~2 g# R· He plays a mean violin.
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· large
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( r, C- }2 R4 m- l· megabucks
- ~8 t! i0 d- v6 }9 U· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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! U, w9 d5 ]& s# f: W$ ?· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.7 r* V; V1 [" z- @! B( e3 {
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· total collapse
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6 M: S; }4 f6 W/ d# e5 I· mickey mouse1 w u9 c4 Y- N, J. |
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.) q, ]# o8 W$ y! J2 G
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· nonsense and a waste of time8 L- i9 k! S) W" b$ i- _) m
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· move on someone
" k2 B6 U0 h( F# }· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.* y" Z7 n4 M4 ^$ |' U" p/ V
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· arrested
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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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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· nuke
$ k$ G' f! C% d, R7 O% X8 W- U· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.2 v7 M0 P% M% R* [/ s) h' Y# a7 F
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5 x4 s8 Q6 R1 H9 _ R" J· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· I think that he is a nut.
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· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· annoying
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· bureaucratic office workers
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· love parties
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· party-hearty
8 Q; C, o) v1 j9 N2 O6 e% h· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.' f! G( q8 n3 K) f2 D
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· hands
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.3 G& a& Q) i7 b% z$ }
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· intoxicated
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! M2 I; H! U- k6 e· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· easy to do
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· pig
7 m/ y6 K/ ~8 \3 m, b. A· He is a pig at parties.
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· eats too much
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.6 S) Q& l# k, [# X) g
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, m" C9 ]# W, w% Q1 F· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.7 E5 L1 a& O. ?6 i
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· pooped out
5 G, I! g- \; P· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· buy
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· He is really a pro at his work.
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?8 C# V" H1 y; }+ m5 @% Q
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) ]9 G; |, r% D( j' X· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill
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- u# a3 Y; b! P' |· I feel like I am going to puke.
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· I am going to push off now.
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· leave
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· put the moves on
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· put-on
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· deception
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?* X) S4 q4 z+ p! P$ q2 @; {
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· quick buck3 h$ ^/ w( u6 X! ?* b
· 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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5 x/ g) h$ v& l% M4 N3 ~$ v· 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.
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· newspaper
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.9 ?! p) F$ f1 N0 `1 f; \* L: G. `! w
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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- ~6 Q! P6 `4 J· ream someone out
9 d5 J9 H) b5 Y7 T8 R1 Z3 M" ?· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.6 }3 H7 o" t3 ?7 s% O) e
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· Your idea is really red hot.
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· important
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.4 r7 g$ k! l9 ], X S# u2 }" F
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· rinky-dink
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· funny
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% Z$ }& F$ p( d5 v$ U2 U# M· That driver is a road hog.
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· takes up too much of the road
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1 m4 L2 O$ H6 n4 m$ k: T" @+ Q3 V· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· with ice
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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! X- o7 B. x, Y( M9 \" b& ^8 n/ O· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· talking too much
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· lost interest or momentum
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% L0 q- O0 C# C' A: |· sack8 A7 ?+ W9 X1 Z
· When did you hit the sack last night?- q- z' \. I; @
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· scam
7 M) j% ]; d% R& O! o! T: ~! Z' {· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.* v! m' o3 A" A* o5 q/ A
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· swindle( b& ^) D+ {6 `6 R& J9 F' y
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· scarf: q& s9 [! J3 Z- X7 D3 D
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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0 |0 x- |; T- z: C8 {· ate quickly' D# n) N* N+ W# m$ O1 p. `
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- x$ Q4 w# ^# ~4 `$ Y5 w) K· schmuck
# X* Z/ v2 q9 [% V· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk7 G+ P1 ~+ N- ~0 v; r
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3 i" z- |6 L1 a5 T: O· screw around
& a: ~; {2 L6 ]/ D5 m; {" P8 |· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time3 P9 V- _$ |! a* H: b! \# y$ m G: P
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6 O" f' ]7 }* |# w; A7 |* w4 s· screw up7 v4 H; J+ f( a6 X4 J: |
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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# C7 e: _, t8 ?4 ]· make a mistake V) M' ~2 g/ A+ r) V# U
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· sharp6 c1 x0 S2 j, C" J9 A( G2 u% B
· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent
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· shot3 I* ]# e# y! o+ A: P$ {: P. F
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.5 s- Q+ `. {& I( {( S8 Y, M
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· try
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· shot down* z$ C ~. q7 a h( }6 q* M
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.* r0 k: ?6 a6 I9 e: y9 V+ B
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· disagreed with' `# U7 R7 @4 M2 d. c
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· slammer6 I! d% n, q" ]; p& e
· The police threw them both in the slammer.+ v3 S, Z$ h8 s1 V1 \
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· jail& B* H/ D g/ R( [1 s3 x% J S) D
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· smashed
! M# P e# l2 A- f% k" ^0 F· Try not to get smashed at the beer party., ^, u* I8 V" e& k
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· intoxicated
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+ O5 V; P7 R$ g* F. \) m· smoke eater: h* t& z; C- z& T7 _1 b
· My father is a smoke eater.
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) d! `' g- L$ z& @· fireman
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3 E1 O8 L) i8 \" c, q4 ^. D· split
! l7 M$ d1 ]( Z9 {5 _% b7 p: b/ j· It is time to split and go see the movie.# B+ G6 \3 f6 L( P
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· leave
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· spook1 s# q0 V9 ?& s+ |- y
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened6 x. {# Q8 Z% D* ]( Y6 L; `! h
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· spud5 r& I2 C# E9 n4 }2 C E; K
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?/ k* C) {8 V3 C1 |. q6 s
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· potatoes! L4 A! b, `' A; A8 x* o s$ T3 ^
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· square+ F& c! D& P* w1 ]( P* f
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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; N/ q: {7 y' y* E0 `7 @· old-fashioned
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1 G7 y4 Q' Z# f6 @8 ] A· steamed up
3 ]! D2 M+ Z( |8 f- H7 q) R· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry
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· stink
( I" D8 K% n( u9 f8 p· This whole operation stinks.( p9 [% k/ a2 |
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· is repulsive) G* X/ f' M0 ?: h' g+ ]3 E
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· straight
9 Y& J! B9 q9 r4 K3 i- ]. j· I want you to give me a straight answer.7 I$ S/ s3 k3 I+ c) H9 ?
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. U) {' z- U. d8 {( F· honest) I; }. m7 D. t8 d
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! X2 D2 q/ y" _/ `· I am really stressed by all the recent world events. a9 N$ `5 Y1 k Y
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0 o, y1 O8 z U; l5 h" l· upset' ?/ L% d; \+ s
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· sucker
; v0 b# J: o f& v& d· Don't be a sucker.
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$ g- d& S& i' C3 o) {· be deceived
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( K( t# P, ^9 m0 c2 |5 |· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.$ x" b- m' K4 S+ X) X8 T# S( m) U
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· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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0 A/ X3 ^+ \* R) ~· cheated out of6 k6 L, i$ T2 S( \* |6 z, F
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· taking care of business7 L {/ I- i2 M& r
· I have been taking care of business.& z' c* F+ @! t( ]' ~, w
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· doing what I have to do
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· threads
+ L' @7 O, X5 R0 Q8 s6 {· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.. v/ d) Y5 E+ `( ~2 O
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# g/ t7 |/ W2 D$ X1 D· clothes
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: A: _( o" y5 [" ?9 b9 I C3 v# ?· tool around
, P% f9 m: }( M+ S! r1 h* s· 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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· totaled
' _3 h9 k% y+ C2 v8 e/ T· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.' `: r, w5 w. Y! |
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% X q0 |+ ^! s! o. P5 {- m: Q; |· completely wrecked# p( c0 \0 z# b' E3 _. h
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· up. W: r# h/ f5 H
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs; }: P8 Q4 Q* u/ P4 B9 q4 [
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.+ E* a8 O; ?$ C' H
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5 {) \. Y& U& B; l0 `4 P5 }· available.2 A' a3 l: n* }8 @" h9 R# D
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· veg out
, H9 _2 _' b2 E I$ u( D1 m· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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· vibes" m6 p0 Y1 [5 u" b( |2 I0 Q
· He really gives off good vibes.! _) R2 s2 P7 P3 v8 w- ?# g! W: }
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( |+ z# p( X9 D1 g: I· feelings) \" e6 y( O/ p; {0 ]0 r1 Y
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2 E/ m; }" N/ t% `" r" H· wad' H/ A) N! W( e
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.( S$ ^/ g" W9 O* `
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# I4 N& ~; v+ D6 Q7 l· bundle of money2 O: G5 t. e& c1 z( u7 ^0 y
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· waste8 D7 N0 p1 e/ m" L
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill. O! [7 v; H/ |5 B2 u7 c) x. C S
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· wheels8 _/ d1 z/ q$ f1 w4 N4 A7 K
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.7 o/ v1 x: I+ y; K1 r
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· whiz
$ o8 ? t" X' p. k3 j# m· He is a whiz at the computer.
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$ |, u( F* o. @% r4 D· talented person$ O8 p6 D4 Y7 O# J7 b3 r; _
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& ]# H+ j5 ], p8 d# U# x· wired% D+ q0 l' { j4 m" z
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee., `, i, @7 }0 y6 n5 {# w
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$ f9 U+ ?" _$ Y4 w7 O+ c· alert
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3 C1 E% u/ b/ B1 Z _" V· wussy/ U4 d0 Y& I0 o4 r9 W; j
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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· yukky0 r: Z) F/ [# b6 S4 b* ?( ~. r
· This food tastes yukky
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1 P: s/ p6 e- a0 K· bad, G/ D7 ^: q/ U: H
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; W# U* \! U( n5 R· zapped
- W! W* V3 k4 K4 P· I am too zapped to help you right now.1 [1 |, B; V' I T( g
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· zip4 \9 Z7 M% N+ X# m/ L, j* A
· He knew zip about running the company.3 R9 N* K) `6 m1 S1 ?8 F# I, [( j
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6 Q4 E1 t7 B+ u" D1 p3 X· Nothing3 K! |5 ^/ y; D9 O: i" P
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