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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· exhausted
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6 `: `) }: e2 Y* Y· mean: s5 H3 _* P% b/ U9 D6 R
· He plays a mean violin. A$ W- b6 K; w" ]
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· mega
5 S- B; ?' k* I: w· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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& O- K" @0 V. a· megabucks2 z6 o7 H- v# J0 s4 c0 j
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.* \7 e j& L/ I6 q: Q$ K2 _5 C
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· a lot of money
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( ?* B3 Z/ h; X, H5 F# w5 K& J% D; M' j· knock2 n/ u1 H9 o$ N% V- d! Q+ }
· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize( E( ]- ~# G+ R3 A8 k# |- C7 |
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· mellow
& Z- P3 U0 E( L, l! W/ y· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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, w0 u+ m8 f q; f· calm down and relax% V( s4 p! ?5 Q8 ^
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· meltdown
" l, m0 c2 a1 u8 u0 [/ S! y! Q% |& v- T· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.. U) k' C+ ]4 V2 X
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.: ]; G( L+ w. |6 b7 n
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· nonsense and a waste of time5 ~) B* O1 L( a9 d* q7 `8 h
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday." B. W8 N; y0 V9 ^3 L: _
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· pick up and seduce
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0 R# y7 D+ N" K2 L9 a f· That is total mush and you know it.
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8 A7 z/ u# i3 k B* c( L* a# j· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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! c3 g, x; V4 Y+ W9 m+ d- F· That was a neat idea that you had.
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% |6 p9 m$ a0 M: h· There are too many negatives about the company merger.9 B4 o. z" T; ~
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$ `" [0 B) D* j0 R. m· 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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· no sweat
M7 ?) b( a6 @" Y· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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$ A5 [) R+ W/ `. a$ s· nuke5 H1 [6 w( O3 ]. l2 s9 o
· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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9 l; F" M8 I( _" b; Y8 t· nut
0 d O* \1 z' B" x) G· I think that he is a nut.7 K4 a; F1 ~ W
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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1 N# b' X% n$ F: P* Q4 `$ @· pain in the neck
9 J3 n" c; |; b* h4 j3 j6 Q· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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L2 M% L0 P5 g2 a2 i/ `· annoying
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. D8 g2 k" j# c; L. J1 P· paper-pusher. [. k7 Z2 T X q; n: B
· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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$ W& _! h8 U; h, ?3 z· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.% E$ [# Y' r6 R2 U$ x" B5 N, f
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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5 P& u* l1 L. a: f/ E· peanuts9 k& \8 F0 v0 r7 C r- A' A3 q
· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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! ?$ [1 {* z/ P0 X+ |8 R0 C$ J· practically no money5 T# h$ M* {) c6 T) q8 N8 U
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K4 I8 S! H6 c$ D3 O5 F6 q· pickled
& R& v, j7 W: j( Y9 H# K· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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6 j" w% |# T5 w( j& ]3 {· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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· easy to do
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· He is a pig at parties.2 F! f- C$ s! o
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, ]9 J+ r- Z1 p N7 y· eat a lot or overeat
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area." D( s, B$ m7 R8 x; K% O( `
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· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.+ d$ v. n& b( e* ~& Z% R/ p. L
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· intoxicated
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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2 l9 i6 d! K. y" ~) g$ a' R· pop for something
( x& x6 X% e7 B O· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· professional
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· reminder
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· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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5 N, H4 ^: n2 g/ g1 @· mentally ready
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% m. x' l* V: D2 @7 a: L· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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: q: l! d8 J4 y( S& k1 P* }! F3 t6 t8 y· mentally ill
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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7 M( K! I' h y· I am going to push off now.
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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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* P {# ]* A! X9 C" i! l· deception
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?+ C" L! c2 j6 d$ z g+ d
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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3 a2 _4 s/ ]4 v· I am going to rack out for two hours.1 V8 J7 I3 Y! {+ U" @" Y8 I
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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.2 `. _# l$ E! W' @
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· noise
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3 m- F! [1 S( n- s: y7 N' e; u· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· newspaper
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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.2 H4 l7 u9 x' W& L/ T
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· Your idea is really red hot.
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6 D3 Z7 m! @9 n7 w% \$ p· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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· inferior
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1 w0 j# x8 ] f$ L· The comedy program was a real riot.
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! x9 Y+ k5 r v6 z3 ]· funny
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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& [0 `+ |! u; F' K0 n$ j· with ice
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· We have had a rough time this winter.$ W$ e6 `8 \/ F) b. {, R+ s
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$ l% b$ A, i( j· Is that a rug on his head?
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" `+ W& Z9 s, G; U0 }4 ?5 H· My sister has three rug rats.
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; d6 G7 ]; o1 V6 P7 d }+ s/ K· When did you hit the sack last night?
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1 H8 ^2 p7 q% l& ~5 K2 Q· go to bed7 S! n: J: K8 F0 V9 J
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· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.- `9 Q9 U" u5 l
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6 S9 X, B, G1 o. @! h% O2 u· scarf
' V7 n0 _% k- I- C- @· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.- k2 x& w+ k: L' u: `; [" x F8 ^
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4 h: [6 O6 w& M- j( x" T; G v· ate quickly" x `3 e, G1 x
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8 Z8 u+ l* @" O" W· schmuck, g- c; V0 ^1 Z# w$ P: d! |1 c6 C9 x2 K
· What a stupid schmuck.4 T4 o/ J$ r4 ^+ q$ s& `1 w
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2 m+ O5 f# E- m L9 a0 R: q· jerk: c. n5 o0 I; j7 r, |. G/ v, R( o$ w
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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/ g- F' m$ \1 z% L) o9 j· waste time
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+ c. [, ?" w( `% a! g· screw up% A x, j! b8 U" {/ {4 l# o8 K
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.4 z# i6 r6 c! _8 B- T
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· make a mistake
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6 L; V- O5 l( J( h/ W, T% |8 F· sharp
7 G$ _* Y5 T! X, [' B· He is very sharp with numbers
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0 W& x+ m- N+ O· intelligent
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· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try! t6 S! A" s0 e
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% Q( d8 I# p- E! D0 j" e· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· disagreed with% [# @! g5 _# H+ e8 o: p
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; u, V) x& v8 e· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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4 O h4 n* B5 r/ Q8 [. ?- r· jail/ r, b! o j7 @
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· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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4 m+ a& F" ?# o! a1 Y3 s+ F· intoxicated
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· My father is a smoke eater., ^5 C$ t! L8 P
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· fireman
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· split
5 A& ~/ p3 U( s% E7 U5 a· It is time to split and go see the movie.2 Y4 c0 F2 }& K" n, c8 a
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· leave! s+ j' B* C+ N; D' Z; T. ?
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· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened- a z7 T; Z8 y, [) S$ l7 a
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: E. H, t% Y0 u" F/ Z· spud
1 C# X: y) p `. g% }- e· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?# _* U3 y+ {# K' {2 J
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· potatoes
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· My father looks square in his jacket.+ t( o9 E. _( G/ g% b: o! w
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* z+ T& Q1 r8 S· old-fashioned9 f7 J0 `" O* X+ f+ Q7 x
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· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· This whole operation stinks.
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· I want you to give me a straight answer.3 ^. }* e" g0 A @; x. i& V) N" z
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· honest3 E6 m& l0 g. x5 D2 i
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· stressed
" W5 N9 L* W3 l! w3 E/ M· I am really stressed by all the recent world events." D) t7 A3 l' c0 S* M. P
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$ A# h/ e' }- ?+ }; x9 n· upset @: L' ?1 q1 j& A, \, }3 D; [
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- L) V3 c( i+ l+ y; V. R! q/ q· sucker8 G# e1 X" ~6 r; \# S7 n, t6 v$ [
· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived
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· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· leave( T3 H6 [- b" l6 L- n
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7 _* {9 m6 y; {- H· taken
. n" Y }5 u w& z- W· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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2 X: x5 @3 u' Q ~5 r· cheated out of
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4 d2 T" _8 u' i/ K8 G# E· taking care of business+ E& c8 x6 g: O) B) ` |- V! X0 \' p3 s
· I have been taking care of business.# n9 I, w5 [+ s
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2 d n& i) P3 K· doing what I have to do
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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.! K+ B, z" u/ V9 L, D% r& j( ^0 V
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6 G$ h3 Q# @4 Q. y- q7 C· clothes+ Y' @( `' R) y9 t" H9 z i1 ~
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· tool around7 w5 o! w5 X- Q1 I m
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.( Q; [. j: T2 \/ o% Q# n: R% C4 S0 h
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0 r' I/ w) X/ h3 a· totaled' b( u6 {3 e. G( @( X& N3 n9 _
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· completely wrecked. L# e I, m9 x. \
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· 19
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' [. g+ E! e4 Z( B8 q. M0 H. n· up: u0 `4 M; }/ E; ~6 `
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.+ p+ k* @8 z) T+ w( g. U N8 f
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2 N# d, Z. A/ @8 u, ~+ W· happy and cheerful
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0 ~% E: B. e) b$ G, t! ?- H0 d! G: J· up for grabs
0 C$ ~" ` R: D# P" {/ Z# ]8 Z· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.4 A; l. `0 J5 P( F! N
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· available.0 Q2 ^- U* w! _: M( q
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· veg out# y/ p1 R- N% E& l/ C& 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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· He really gives off good vibes.
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· wad% o' R, M% Y& N; B5 y) R+ X' t$ [
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.4 A1 t- _' o; }' t7 \: B7 P& U
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3 f5 a, L* g- }9 ` k0 a6 P· bundle of money8 g) z! s' K! z* _$ ?* `! ?
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: y( R; D+ S4 Z# z' ?/ Z0 q: ?: _· waste7 g+ w. e8 g3 c* y; n2 I1 B0 J
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river./ m0 m- c( ~" ? _) |9 o/ c+ }
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· kill
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' y) y% a, W Y7 a3 c1 `- z· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.5 J& l& E( R( N4 |9 w
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- g" Z. d( r% Z' N6 R· car
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) }4 G5 B; m1 D1 b· whiz
* F4 m% b7 K# Y· He is a whiz at the computer.- U* ^4 r! r4 b& k* A
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· talented person
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· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.1 G3 b% [' d! @* z
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) S9 X$ Q: D$ H5 ~1 O· wussy- \: A, P' i1 Q/ l, ^* h3 N
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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) {, M, g3 s, w1 D6 M3 X3 |· weak person
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3 ?, T. z* [1 d) \7 q+ a) `· yukky6 ?# |' _" w- E
· This food tastes yukky
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· bad# Z' A% A5 P2 x0 R* r6 s+ F
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" D% C/ o/ A, D% [· zapped: K* p; D. M! n+ `9 B1 r
· I am too zapped to help you right now.; v- `+ U! q% @, @- K
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· He knew zip about running the company. M" L8 I# |- e! f& x" }1 J
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' Q0 f9 G+ |" H: F4 v! m% @· Nothing
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