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Stride

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Walk quickly with clear direction

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Comprehensive

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All the details from subject

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a bloke

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man

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irritate

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annoy

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buzz

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energy

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resemble

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look like

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despite

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in spite of

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mend

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fix

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petrol gauge

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fuel indicator in old school cars

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shall

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can

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dull

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boring

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dusk

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time of the day when the light disappear

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tactful

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chose words carefully to not to hurts others

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dawn

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time of the day when first light start

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tactless

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to have no tact

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sensitive

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very emotional easily understand emotion

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fair-minded

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treat everyone in equal way

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resilient

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able to get over problem quickly

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gregarious

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someone who loves to be around people

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sensible

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sb who always do the right thing ( follow the rules )

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persistent

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continue to do even when its difficult

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assertive

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communicate confidently

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decisive

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makes decisions quickly without hesitation

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efficient

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sb who does well in the least time possible

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flexible

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sb able to change adapt

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whereas

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but

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think ( synonyms )

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suppose , imagine , suspect , reckon

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redundant

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leave job becuase its not needed

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strain

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pressure

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to commute

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travel from work to home and back

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superficial

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not deep , shallow

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mean

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unkind bully

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cruel

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stronger then mean violent

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witty

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inteligent + funny

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modest

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humble

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punctual

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on time

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spoilt

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kid not good got everything

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prejudiced

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treat sb unfairly cuz of race colour religion

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to pamper sb

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treat nice a girlfriend

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arsonist

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sb who starts fires

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allege

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to say that sb has done sth illegal without proof

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claim

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to say that sth is true or fact although you can not prove it and other people might not believe it

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know

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to be certain

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regard

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to consider or have an opinion about sth or someone

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report

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to give a description or information of sth to someone

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rumour

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sth that you say that is not based on facts and is probably wrong

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say

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make general statement

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places

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destinations

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expect

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anticipate

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let down

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disappointed

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book

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reserve

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promise

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guarantee

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reply

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response

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run

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organise

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enough

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sufficient

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ok

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satisfactory

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put in

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enclose

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to deceive

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to lie

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deception

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act of lying

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deceit

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lies

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deceitful

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person who lies a lot

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facial features

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face

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utter

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oldfashioned say

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subtle

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not obvious +

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perceptive

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good eye for detail +

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pretentious

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showy thinks more then is

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trivial

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not important

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moving

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emotional

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exquisite

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perfect

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compelling

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grab your attention, addictive

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intricate

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lots of details

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phoney

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fake

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wooden

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performance of actress

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preposterous

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ridiculous

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remuneration

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salary income money you make

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a bungalow

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single storey house

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to indulge

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to treat yourself with sth you like

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entitled

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called / allowed to be

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scrutinise

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very closed detailed examination

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severe

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very strong usually pain

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dismantle

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take apart ( furniture )

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a row

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an argument

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condescending

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very critical , negative way you talk sarcasm intonation ..

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tether

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sth like leash but one place

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to assist

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to help

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to facilitate

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to make easier

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to inform

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to tell

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height

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vyska

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width

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sirka

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length

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dlzka

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adamant

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strongly believe

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sth looms

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sth negative problem chaos danger is coming soon

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important

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paramount , vital , essential , necessary , crucial , substantial

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a rag

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old piece of clothes for cleaning

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barely

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emphasize almost zero

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between

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2 things

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among

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3 more things

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rub

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rub your arm

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tap

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tuk

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scratch

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itchy

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touch

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dotyk

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press

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the button stlac

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hold

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drzat ( keep)

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push

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door

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stroke

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cat

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pat

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(potlapkat) between fotballers also dog

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tear-jerker

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makes you cry

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grasp

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similar like grab but often you miss

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grab

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catch quickly

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clutch

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hold on closely to your body , protect it

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to grip sth

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hold tightly , rope …

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paper clip

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kokotina na papiere

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butterfly clip

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thing for your clothes when they are wet

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welfare

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health and security

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paper weight

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heavy things for papers

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harbour

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to have strong negative feelings , to hide a fugitive or criminal

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engrossing

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all your attention

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enthralling

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all your attention

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conscientious

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hardworking always do HW

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diligent

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hardworking geek …

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soars

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plachtit vo vzduchu

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invaluable

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advice

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priceless

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physical things

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stale bread

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old one bad

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ward

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part of the building

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mutton

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old sheep

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copious

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a lot

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cigarettes butt

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end of cigarette

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to epitomise

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is a classic example of

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cleaver

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thing for chopping meat

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preservatives

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chemicals put into food to stay fresh longer

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lifelong

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continuing through life

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lifetime

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period of time you are living

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ordeal

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very difficult time

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vigorous

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full of energy

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beanie

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winter hat

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casualties

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victims of disasters

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incinerate

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burn

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famine

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no food

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drought

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no watter

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wipe out

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kill everything

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tug a boat

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pull

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tow a truck

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pull

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mumble

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not pronounce clearly

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limp

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walk funny like House MD

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mutter

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speak quietly

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flicker

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lights on and off

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squint

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sunny without sunglasses

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pout ( paut )

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duck face

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stammer

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talk with repeating

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leer

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weirs creepy smile dirty one

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eavesdrop

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listen to other conversation

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alluring

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attractive

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a bruise

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blue purple brown thing on skin when you are hurt

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squeaky

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sound that make doors without oil

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restless

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you cant stay still

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hailstone

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ice falling from sky

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chin

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brada

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cheek

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lico

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tigh

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stehno

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temple

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slich

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funny bone

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laket

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to graze

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oskret

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shin

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pistala kost

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backside

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ass

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collar bone

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klucna kost

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deteriorating

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getting worse economy health

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hay fever

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alergic to POLLEN

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implications

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possible results of an action

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peckish

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little hungry

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mesmerized

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stunned

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wander ( around )

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slowly relaxed walking without purpose

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to trudge ( along )

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heavily tired bored walking

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to stride

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quickly with purpose like me

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opportunity

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+

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possibility

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neutral

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unsung

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not well known

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juxtaposition

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two oposites next to each other making contrast

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astounding

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astonishing

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pristine

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perfectly clean

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to thrive

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survive

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secluded

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isolated

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compelling

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alluring

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perennially

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for a very long time

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unspoilt

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untouched by humans

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tastebuds

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chudtove pohariky

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blink

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2 eyes

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wink

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1 eye

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hay

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lot of grass in a form

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log

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big piece of trunk

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toss

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moving like throwing sallad or masturbate

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venture

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business plan

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power board

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thing for electricity

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measles

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like chicken pox

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a spineless

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coward

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sharp tongue

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speak aggressively

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silver tongue

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speak eloquently

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fire extinguisher

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hasak

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eloquent speaker

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someone who speaks beautifly michael caine

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clothes peg

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clothes thing again

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distinctive

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sth characteristic making it different from others

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onslaught

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big attack

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broadsheet

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serious newspaper

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to shoplift, shoplifter, shoplifting

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small things in a shop

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tabloid

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paparazzi newspaper

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to pickpocket, pickpocketing, pickpocketer

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small things on the street

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to kidnap, kidnapping, kidnapper

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unos

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to mug, mugging, mugger

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assuault

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to rob, robbery , robber

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bank jewelry

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to burgle, burglary, burglar

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house

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tax evasion

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shitting taxes

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premeditated

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you thought about it

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manslaughter

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unintentional kill

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lethal injection

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dead

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firing squad

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dead

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gas chamber

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dead

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corporal punishment

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physical punishment

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capital punishment

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dead

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perjury

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to create fake evidence

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forgery

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creating fakes LV , Rolex

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scheme

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systematic plan for achievements

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reprisal

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sth coming back not as hard as vengence

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entitles

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you have right to have

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incarceration

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put into cell

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speed gun

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radar

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a group of fish

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a school of fish

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a group of dogs

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a pack of dogs

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a group of cats

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a litter of cats

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a group of cows

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a herd of cows

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a group of sheep / birds

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a flock of sheep/birds

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a group of crows

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a murder of crows

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a group of giraffes

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a tower of giraffes

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to reek

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a really strong bad smell

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a rodent

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kind of a rat

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speck

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dot one piece of dust

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chores

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house work

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BITTERLY

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cold,disappointed,opposed

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COMPLETELY

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different,new,sure

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DEEPLY

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ashamed,attached,divided,unhappy

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ENTIRELY

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beneficial,different,satisfactory,unexpected

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HEAVILY

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armed,dependent,polluted

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HIGHLY

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contagious,critical,intelligent,likely,sensitive

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PAINFULLY

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obvious,sensitive,slow

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PERFECTLY

A

balanced,normal,safe

244
Q

SERIOUSLY

A

damaged,hurt,rich

245
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TOTALLY

A

harmless,unbelievable

246
Q

UTTERLY

A

disastrous,impossible,useless

247
Q

WIDELY

A

available,used,publicised

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