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· mean, V3 c) _( U" h) |' u& o9 m T% Q
· He plays a mean violin.4 S& _6 c9 r: \" Q& I
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.+ `3 L8 d8 j' Z/ h8 u
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· large
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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# ]+ \1 n0 O7 m- s. { E' h· a lot of money% O9 W: N3 t8 s4 g
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· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.1 F' w3 B2 K4 a L
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# w$ e' U* g' k" t· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.0 M( b+ m& j+ _' f( i+ X8 w2 B
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/ c6 Y6 V8 q& O) h· total collapse" |+ B4 Q; J% Z0 w1 o6 v) m
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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· nonsense and a waste of time
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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S7 `+ G; s- n6 i! @2 i! b1 v· That was a neat idea that you had. A3 J7 H/ k* s4 [8 E8 u# d) A
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1 K: [8 G9 [+ [' j· There are too many negatives about the company merger.! U3 N! f5 D7 b
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; P- @" D4 A. y* i0 b· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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· a quick drink
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& r! v; ?4 o# F( x( j# U5 v& ]· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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! I8 b# U1 ^3 \, E1 V· no problem2 {- J8 T, ?2 u
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· nuke
8 P. N9 ^) Z) Y# A· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.! K/ Z' O& }, x, Y$ h1 w
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! U! J8 E u# h7 |· I think that he is a nut.
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: g1 }9 I- O8 u1 a( B· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.9 w9 E) ?8 R4 p: |2 D, K2 b* l
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+ {. {. f. o+ n$ }; k4 c· Have you found a pad yet?3 g) D6 S5 u4 U4 |
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, j0 a* J% o: P' R' Q· a place to live
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4 T. C8 {, \7 f4 r3 e3 r/ { e· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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3 E: v# r, g1 I5 K' M( E· annoying
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· paper-pusher
/ b: {2 B' J9 x· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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* M' N: X$ ~, D6 u· party animal
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: h; K0 Q+ m) E· party-hearty
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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· hands
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.( G0 f9 |$ Q! Z7 g: L; x8 R5 H
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: W7 q; K1 @# r- t· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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2 K& [$ ^* B0 D& m· easy to do
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· He is a pig at parties., D8 j/ H' j, s, ?/ ]' b9 g8 |
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: J/ t1 c1 q9 b" m& s9 ]$ y& ~· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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( H' \5 ?& { [* d. D· pit stop
1 T8 e0 p- H+ m8 @0 q% z4 \· 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 pooped out after we started to do the hard work., C9 S+ d' B) f1 F* p7 {* ]4 X8 q
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) I/ r" W, N2 I3 q· Shut up or I will pop you.* y1 g. P6 G& Q0 s
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" N7 W" b" X- ]( k· He is really a pro at his work.
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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 am going to push off now.
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· leave
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· deception
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· quarterback
4 k/ ]# s1 R4 M· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· I need to make a quick buck.2 c" W5 w A) ]* ?: n9 r
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5 F7 E" z0 I1 i$ n; v· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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. }5 M8 _; O; O' C· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night./ r1 W& |, O% f& G7 c' i
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5 }% ?* \3 q" y( k) A4 U· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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7 W9 m+ a, s6 j8 P( A· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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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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· We have had a rough time this winter., x {" P) ?; E) c. }- L
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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# r+ r; d! r/ ~0 [. N· My sister has three rug rats.
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· My wife rules the house.
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· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· lost interest or momentum
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· sack4 f: c: R- D, D; h) p7 f
· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed
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· scam
- U; D% }4 Z- W7 Y+ o A. ^· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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2 ?, {5 `9 |! a2 Y· swindle( ?$ F& U. M# X; e7 `7 T
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0 O7 d! c. F/ E/ G: C7 l/ c _; i6 q· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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, K! _3 c2 i! i" f· ate quickly
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, W- ], e0 ?8 z% r· schmuck
& @4 M' K8 w, ] R· What a stupid schmuck.
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) e: x* O: y' ~: }" [ M4 k' h" W· jerk
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( r N3 G; K8 j2 z# s; G· screw around/ l0 O% D. z+ t
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.0 \2 Y' z* y: y( t, m: P
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· waste time
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· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.7 u% {# v' n" y# R& m
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8 f% H) a8 g2 a4 a$ o0 x( T· make a mistake/ k0 j1 G: u) \
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/ x# F- H5 J g7 h+ H· sharp
% m1 S5 u" E+ _, Q. T0 @) ?% k· He is very sharp with numbers' F7 E, n+ P6 K. _
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4 o( _1 [ ^; F5 O( g, d, i- y3 m· intelligent
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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; E$ Y' D$ U' t% d# l2 m· try4 j* \# q! a7 |( I
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· shot down
6 q8 I( J1 c7 A· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.1 j# d9 G9 x! c/ u' c$ c% H
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· disagreed with
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· slammer
3 x) c3 I. b/ j* a- v5 f· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· jail
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.$ Y6 K0 f$ v% I
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4 a1 V0 ^- D% J7 [· smoke eater
+ T# C: r9 \2 ~" E0 X' G" g· My father is a smoke eater.3 I: l+ W, p4 z" z6 _5 G
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· fireman
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.6 g5 Q& t; Q8 \' M" j9 R
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· leave! h0 Q. _+ ?/ q
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· frightened/ C3 `: a& L4 C, S* i R
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· spud
- n; H+ v7 X- z. j+ {· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?* P7 E6 Q, H1 e, N& j5 b$ I, I
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6 i: S1 ~. z! T* ~' B# ]· square$ r, ~% n& i5 w" _
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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( S1 w6 w% G% T5 G7 b1 e1 C% @0 c· old-fashioned
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· steamed up5 _/ w" |! ]6 Z7 ]( I
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.4 f! h4 I7 k! l; K$ p
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· angry$ h0 ~8 f% {$ [
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8 s# t% p& ~4 A0 x h3 f7 g· stink# H" L6 j! k& D4 c, w9 J. r
· This whole operation stinks.
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" b$ P' D& I7 R, C3 O; C8 P9 J· is repulsive$ {$ K9 f" q) l2 E" R8 K
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, K& v% {* w5 }8 s· straight
3 W5 k, ^/ k1 A/ i& w Y· I want you to give me a straight answer.& X% T6 w! x/ o8 Y* Q* @
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· honest7 y+ @7 o+ P6 @8 D
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6 w' V- g* r% C$ r J· stressed
4 `& x0 M( e/ N3 k· I am really stressed by all the recent world events., x0 R5 t5 f M, k5 N
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* ^) ~$ u' z/ g' p· upset+ G& u& T( D2 G5 ?
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· sucker
. X6 J6 ?& ~+ l6 Y G5 j! f* M· Don't be a sucker.; d: I d9 T3 y
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· be deceived4 Z1 g, g$ B+ ~+ N: w
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; i6 `8 W- d* [9 h% b2 R· take a hike4 h0 Z0 _: M1 E' W, @
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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- B! M. k7 x7 s4 ]· leave9 t& B0 ]) V, w* h8 C
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- o+ v4 u8 b1 L |1 s7 w+ J# I! ?, s· taken
. H* H; b5 `' Y% L% ?# g· He was taken for all his money at the casino.. x, E& `' Z& B* x6 ?6 M) o* e% P
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. w) O* T; f f5 O6 M j$ U B+ W, O· cheated out of
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· taking care of business
) i+ @# Z3 q+ A# q2 c6 V& {! ]· I have been taking care of business.' Y, u8 V+ R2 c, L1 b
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· doing what I have to do2 {$ f, a0 C% `. ]
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5 A$ M/ L2 n" `8 y: K( r· threads
1 y0 P; R6 {/ O2 M% x' d· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.1 W' _: Z I1 H* r. M" F0 G- ]
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· clothes+ _3 `! P3 v |" _" i
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# r7 S. @: R/ a1 Q· tool around
/ l7 G! \& g; X# |+ U· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.2 ]+ Z2 C" @5 N
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· drive around
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( X7 z2 D/ [, E8 A· totaled
( d; \0 X% _$ @/ k4 H: `2 k* c( M· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.; s& v2 X: \/ n: }; B% Z. U* _/ ?
· MEANING
6 I) {: p) k+ f9 T d. c· completely wrecked
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4 ~6 v' u, `7 [" [. j* ` s· 19
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7 v' Z# Y# J7 d% |2 j! H· up9 A5 K( b. }2 h' f) n* b; D( [" ^+ t" c" C
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend. `7 J! G1 u: }+ i
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c$ q" j9 {. q! n/ q· happy and cheerful! c2 `$ D1 b6 C2 I4 d$ M
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· up for grabs
! d! V- Q# b0 w! O, Y8 f· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.: V6 Z; w" F+ d
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· available.
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· veg out
) l9 J% h& K! a B6 A· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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· vibes5 C1 E& W; b! l7 Z& [
· He really gives off good vibes.# G: i2 h( m) `# l( n% ~
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· feelings2 x# `6 ^$ a& o5 `
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· wad4 D) H" ?/ C. Y" N9 d/ d2 g
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money. T$ E# `( \$ T% O( I7 i- ~- t) n
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7 M( i6 M$ o6 N9 r; S0 N# Z· waste
* Y' {: J: J ~* L b c· After you waste him, throw the body in the river." }0 T) M& w) W& w
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- I( l: A3 I1 `* k, j0 V· kill
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# W5 l. _0 s- P· wheels# g0 M: h- ~" |+ ?/ `" B/ X" Z
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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' r% U1 W# D% z3 D+ ^# }· car
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# ~6 y( x3 i- @, r% n, g· whiz
1 H& \) C; a$ k4 U3 r6 @! S· He is a whiz at the computer./ _+ s2 l# C# ^% _% N
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· talented person
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5 D. ?) C7 k: b! s U# y· wired" }( Y3 ?- w& d( z) g3 j; j
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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! D3 E$ k9 R$ h8 w% a· alert5 {3 W7 w# w! r! `
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· wussy
, i1 S$ m2 \% a( ~1 M {! I1 m· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.2 P7 r+ ?/ e Z* |3 J) }
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& m D' Y. s$ c. G* {- R· weak person
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0 k1 w/ U5 }. e) F7 E· yukky
/ U/ @4 G% l* a7 P9 i3 b5 I· This food tastes yukky4 m- i. E8 G. J& J- t
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· bad' e8 ?: W0 N, R3 h
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· zapped
* K o. i. @$ n, f5 O( n$ M· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing
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