Story 1 Flashcards

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Shacking up with

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Stay with bf, gf

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Hostage

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A person seized for exchange conditions

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Jilted

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Micheal jilted you, reject or abandoned

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Seethe with the rage inside

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An intense with unexpressed anger

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Have a fondness for someone

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Because he bring money home

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Boutique business

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Flower shop

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Swamp someone

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For much for them to deal with, affect them with major way

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Distanced herself as much as possible

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Phrase

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Save her sanity

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The ability to think normally

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10
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Estranged relationship

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No longer closed to someone

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Is about to get the plague

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Get infected, get worried

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Forge

Forge a relationship

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Hammer out by fire

Build a new relationship

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In defiance

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In resistance to stand up to an apponent

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Hair streak

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Stripe, stain, a splash, different color from the ground

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Mane

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Hair at the side of the neck

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not utter a word

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complete silent

utter: say

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separated for far too long

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long time

Ex: it is far too expensive

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a lot of water under the bridge

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something happened in the past and is no longer important or worth arguing about We had our differences in the past, but that’s all water under the bridge now.

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was over the moon

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extremely happy; delighted–was over the moon excited

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whirlwind

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a column of air moving rapidly around and around in a cylindrical or funnel shape. Tornado

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make my best effort

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try my best

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trot off

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trotted off to her car/ To depart to or away from some place very quickly or briskly

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contrary to what you might think

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opposite

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a bit jaded

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fatigue, exhausted

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were thrust upon me
force
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loud and obnoxious
extremely unpleasant, nasty
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old maid, no strings
old single lady
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fight tooth and nail
fight fiercely
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guilt trip
an experience of feeling guilty about something
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head tilted
lean one side
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bragged on something
to praise or to boast about
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there has to be more to this story
more than that
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bubby vivacious
attractively lively and animated
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gobbled up by what appeared to be depression or something similar
to use a lot of something very quickly
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able to all over the world
to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure
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be ripped out
To tear, pull,
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julie chucked. That sound like mom
laugh quietly or inwardly
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get out of my funk
state of depression
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I hope I am not beyond help
unable to help
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bucket list
list
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wasn't her place
what really going on was not her place. Not your position
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different how?
how?
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moss mound
moss: a small flowerless green plant that lacks true roots
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wrecked her heart
break her heart
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without a care in the world
who cares
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magic, fairies, and unicorns
dreams
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surburbia
a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.
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quirky sister
characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits, unusua;
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have a falling out
a quarrel or disagreement.
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shrugged her shoulder
raise (one's shoulders) slightly express doubt, ignorance, or indifference
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makeshift bedroom
temporary
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chanting or summoning spirit
shout, sing----call for, ask for
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rummage around
to search thoroughly or actively
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so trivial
after I was attacked, it just seemed so trivial, unimportant, little
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burst into tears
crying
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weird and quirky personality
strange
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you dont think that a contractor can work without coffee, do you?
dont think
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miraculous feat
divine or supernatural intervention | feat--a remarkable, skilful, or daring action
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pull in
park the car in
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lurk out in those swamp waters
to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong
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getting the lay of the land
to learn the general situation or circumstances, especially in preparation for action.
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she is nowhere to be found
cant find her
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cant believe she walks off like this
walk out
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hurt, lost and traumatized
pain
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popped into her mind
appear in my mind
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white sand and flanked by large beach grass
flanked
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The beauty of the place was undeniable
beautiful
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got sucked by riptide
a strong current caused by tidal flow in confined areas such as inlets
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get into the fray
To join a competition
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curly locks-- blowing
one having curly hair
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See? this is what exactly what i am talking about
that is what you do
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wring her neck
used to say that one is very angry with someone He makes me so mad!
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have a checkered past
a past history of having done bad things or been in trouble