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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin., j- j: T, Z8 E
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.0 _3 n4 ~: f( W1 }! `
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.) Z( g4 A7 |. Q0 q$ l3 T
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· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I., ^" E' ^4 h3 D3 j& Z
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· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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' x3 K; H: o1 P1 Y2 y) o' O· nonsense and a waste of time
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! B2 f& n4 y* o- r. F) u) M· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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( _! F% B8 {9 B· pick up and seduce
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7 ?7 Y+ z# G2 \% `· That is total mush and you know it.
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· drug police7 I6 g# f9 [2 {( _8 }
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% g4 l7 x3 E; H0 L+ y· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.! G6 C. D( K: a, W X" P6 ~
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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8 K8 Q; P0 B) U* A* o+ |7 K. m5 P· a quick drink
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% @; ^! |' ^% |· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· no problem
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· nuke
4 V! O0 v5 ?+ p/ P& T& r) z& _5 N7 J· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· I think that he is a nut., C' T+ h0 _2 ]2 {9 w
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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$ i1 j. b4 [' T% ]8 b; f' S, g· crazy
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* b6 g" k9 ?+ D: P2 P· Have you found a pad yet?( X" ?9 h; q; k: U; {7 V. ?
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· annoying
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.9 ], X- X q( ~, E/ m' ?& ?
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+ H/ F9 G5 r+ y6 s· party animal
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· party-hearty
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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· I am not going to work for peanuts.4 `( u0 M* K5 m6 M% [
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· practically no money
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· pickled
7 C; T2 M$ _$ U, Q" B6 m0 j$ o· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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! ~! @4 a' n# [ |/ H+ S# L· intoxicated
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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7 m, T2 V6 n% q% Z· easy to do
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· He is a pig at parties.; X1 C+ ]/ ~3 d7 x% ^9 A
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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· eat a lot or overeat
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- X4 B* q7 l* P1 M· pit stop
/ ] F% M. ?8 C· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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# q* b( w6 ]9 Z3 I; w· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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# K/ E' m0 v7 @5 I$ Q. J· pooped out
7 d. n5 X- i$ e* |· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.2 e& l0 ^9 Y3 [
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' t8 h' O- c( G f# V1 q· quit
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.' L# A& `$ l- n( I3 T' E, p
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( O1 A9 T6 J3 K0 e4 O5 I3 g· 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?
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· reminder
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· mentally ready
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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.5 `2 m+ a% H. q8 i
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3 t0 i' w7 k, `! R· I feel like I am going to puke.
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9 K _9 e0 {0 W3 U- k* U/ q· vomit
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& L/ G/ y% d( a* F5 R0 B· I am going to push off now.
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· leave
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· seduce
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· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.; n3 F6 u/ a( [& O1 ^1 B7 t' x( b% N
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( V* W# o T0 ]; d9 Z: Y! w· quick buck
) X6 m9 q! u$ D% n& `% a5 H· I need to make a quick buck.- M( S: f& P. Z7 d& s* m, l( j+ y
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.. j9 Y8 K2 Y- R% _& ~
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things., b/ v# K. G! V4 ^1 e/ e' f
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· rathole
8 A" g3 Q* M, D, h1 E3 @3 _; L· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· run down place
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: g& [2 y# b6 v" t2 r· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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1 T( e7 A. C1 V- T4 I6 u0 i· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· The comedy program was a real riot.9 K) j$ t; c6 q4 h, N8 M2 w- e
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- _8 V/ b& [8 @; n3 }. R1 e$ Y· That driver is a road hog.
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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· My sister has three rug rats.
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5 O$ t" I" A' s/ s+ I% T$ U· My wife rules the house.5 z. S6 k7 K9 y# w" z) E7 B. A6 v
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· He is always running off at the mouth.
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% n* g8 D: b5 o, a" o· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.8 y) c! q0 V+ R3 v6 } ^
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· When did you hit the sack last night?7 V! B8 c y' h1 T6 Q
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· scam7 c+ D! @3 h, Q
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam." c/ C2 |- y' C
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· swindle5 Z. w) U! h/ l4 {: r8 P; X
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$ ]! O3 y3 O8 H/ g, [2 y! I· scarf! g( y9 T3 |/ m6 G/ n# G( o( R/ r
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.; O5 x0 h* Z( J7 |# @
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· ate quickly
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& h* @+ J$ s1 b& o· schmuck
8 g6 R8 l3 v5 J v8 O· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk9 L6 K, A+ {" S( E& T
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· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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5 m2 d o+ }0 m" q* y* T0 F) k6 S· waste time
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9 S' t4 e/ P5 P6 T4 i( f+ r. s· screw up3 \4 {3 F. d* O8 J; F1 F
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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- U% D! j2 x# {' `+ \6 c· make a mistake
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· He is very sharp with numbers
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. _! O8 d$ j% K# ^· intelligent
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/ u9 e* p$ J( |· shot. Z: R/ l3 c( G" q/ V$ x% g. b' s
· I'll give the puzzle another shot., i5 n3 c9 q) x: n' u
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· try
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· shot down; I- h0 L+ a2 b2 j, J Y$ ^0 V
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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. T, F7 o# T& j0 \· disagreed with, n! J- M/ J/ z7 H9 D' V
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· The police threw them both in the slammer.* N" w+ b z% Q* l8 y1 T
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& m1 w( }* i3 c3 P. {# G3 p6 P; p3 o0 \· jail/ ^2 h# U/ J/ Z; d* ^
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· smashed7 M+ X* u. n0 w- i, N1 j
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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· smoke eater
+ E1 ~- l. V' Y8 @· My father is a smoke eater.3 J* v/ G4 E/ ~- w# p8 E9 t' m
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+ ]9 I( [" T/ |1 h# j' P) }/ n· fireman
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· split6 h7 E/ c) a: G% Q
· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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& ~2 x8 p4 ^8 ?9 Z' z· leave% K$ B, _. f' H( z
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$ E' a9 E5 n; K2 |· spook
5 t2 {; u' F3 E( `- T· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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/ i. y4 H! c$ `. I- r· frightened
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· spud
: [/ N* b. q2 ^) ]! K+ `, A· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?" o, Y% s% d) L
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· square
' V8 G, d7 S; m/ g# W9 C" E· My father looks square in his jacket.( x4 I* _" ?7 ?, a
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· steamed up
& M, ^' Y4 O& b) |, R$ z5 a! f· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.& y! r7 |0 V v
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· angry
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· stink
" t1 l; {" x$ z; J0 R, {· This whole operation stinks.
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8 \. N. U1 }, ?& `* T· is repulsive
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$ k; H6 m7 x6 k) ~9 B· straight
6 ? d9 @3 {' L5 b' X. k( Q· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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- y. O0 t- P' [* p+ L& s· honest
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· stressed
6 B, V& ?: O F ?3 x( `$ q; J· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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- N& ]1 O0 Q' A$ o: D7 M· sucker
: v- u2 L8 z2 B- s7 e· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived# L5 l! Z- H5 j1 z' C: C( d {" G4 E
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· take a hike
+ A) S* ^# Q, u9 s1 `· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· taken$ N4 }2 i/ d ~8 O$ q
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.9 n, J! d @- n$ l5 @
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· cheated out of
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· taking care of business X9 g" r0 k) p
· I have been taking care of business.
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! }0 B/ n. Q$ ^7 Y3 B; z· doing what I have to do0 D% J, e! K$ H
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· threads2 c8 Y) P( s \ y) J
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.2 k' Q6 J8 ]& t3 }' w0 \* A* S' ^
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· clothes7 J5 ~8 B0 [' o* g! P; \
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' x' ?" i: c$ ~: b" `· tool around
5 K C' Y! { }3 K8 ]! s+ X· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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2 F7 ^$ A2 v9 q" a4 H" Z, S6 e· totaled0 Q, f% `- o3 \
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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· completely wrecked
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· 19
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· up1 I L- J. m% E
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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6 W7 ^: v! u$ f- r0 O# w· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs
2 g3 n G8 M1 i. f* N· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.. _" V, X2 G# p+ K8 z; O( X$ I
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! ^0 D4 r; b3 U7 n- C· available.
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· veg out6 b9 O7 W: t! P4 Q
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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1 J; y/ M2 W7 W$ ?5 X. n! l· relax and do nothing: t$ i( e# {# n: T
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· vibes+ o5 O+ c" j S
· He really gives off good vibes.
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$ s- D4 _5 i* \$ _% K* d4 _1 b7 F· feelings
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· wad3 }3 p# ]: `; M' Q& A
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.# T* X+ \( h4 x: q6 j
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$ w" o* G8 k, b3 l9 r· bundle of money
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* k5 r* C0 T$ q/ q· waste
4 S# H+ i& |1 e4 Z( {2 s· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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· kill
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· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.2 A. y- D; F7 \/ I0 X, F
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· car5 J6 }( e* k2 X2 N& \5 K
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, i( s' e! W" O1 H: A8 }: H· whiz7 R! l0 ]( m( l1 l" z
· He is a whiz at the computer.
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· talented person
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2 [4 J* P# O$ ^· wired- w7 X! u4 q* Z' ?4 Y" e" _2 Z
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.3 z& [8 F3 N8 h$ Y V" ?
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4 z/ G5 Q; d6 K7 X· alert
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· wussy* G% ], l& D9 y! F! S) D' r
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person1 J/ x6 w$ x2 m. x9 d$ ]- `! W) C9 U
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· yukky
, t+ W0 L5 G) t Y D$ T· This food tastes yukky
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· zapped
( V, b/ h6 D3 X. u· I am too zapped to help you right now.' m8 W* J, G. {, J7 ~* }
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· exhausted
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· zip: g z- M z0 e
· He knew zip about running the company.9 c, @4 |! q) q7 ~/ g
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· Nothing
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