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husband

someone with authority

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lord and master

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to wear off

to decline in quality

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to see better days

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not sleep at all

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not sleep a wink

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dishonest, treacherous behaviour

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foul play

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unequivocally deceased

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dead as a door nail

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no words could do it justice

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beggar all descriptions

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7
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greatly irritate or annoy someone

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to set one’s teeth on edge

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8
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too soon to know how something will turn out

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early days (yet)

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9
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something that came about by some fortunate chance

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as good luck would have it

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10
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laugh uproariously

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laugh oneself into stitches

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11
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an inevitable conclusion

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a foregone conclusion

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12
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suddenly

in a single action

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at one fell swoop

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13
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game is over- it’s all lost

we have seen through your tricks - your deceit is exposed

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the game is up

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14
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tell the truth even when tempted to lie

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tell the truth and shame the evil

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15
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give back what you owe

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give the devil his due

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16
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to frown in concern

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knit one’s brows

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17
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what the hell

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what the dickens

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18
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submit with good grace

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make a virtue out of necessity

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19
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injured by something that u meant to use to injure others

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be hoist with one’s own petard

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20
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breathing that is subdued because of some emotion or difficulty

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bated breath

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21
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makes no sense

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neither rhyme nor reason

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22
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be in a difficult situation

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be in a pickle

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23
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bloody fool

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blinking idiot

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24
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be inconstant and unreliable

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play fast and loose

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25
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a state of happiness based on false hope

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to live in a fool’s paradise

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26
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excess may do you harm

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too much of a good thing

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27
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chyba ty

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the more fool you

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28
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the truth will eventually become known

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the truth will out

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29
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disappear without trace

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melt into thin air

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30
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miłość jest ślepa

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love is blind

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31
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szczera zazdrość

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green-eyed jealousy

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32
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someone who can be relied on to provide comfort and support

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a tower of strength to me

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33
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do something unpleasant but good for another person

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be cruel only to be kind

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34
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with regret or sadness rather than with anger

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more in sorrow than in anger

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35
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mniej winny niż jego oskarżyciele

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more sinned against than sinning

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36
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tak czy inaczej

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be that as it may

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37
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diabeł wcielony

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a devil incarnate

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38
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stop being rude

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keep a good tongue in one’s head

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39
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pleasure of being rid of some annoyance

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good riddance

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40
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to behave in a formal way

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to stand on ceremony

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41
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an ostentatious display of ceremonial graneur

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pomp and circumstance

42
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skakać wokół kogoś

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be dancing attendance

43
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to not change one’s opinion

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(not) budge an inch

44
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zrobić z kogoś kozła ofiarnego

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make someone a laughing stock

45
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the most important thing ending all search for an alternative

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the be-all and end-all

46
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a pearl of thunder announcing the day of judgement

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the crack of doom

47
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uczciwa gra

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fair play

48
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entirely suited to do something

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to the manner born

49
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the essence of being witty lies in its concise wording and delivery

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brevity is the soul of wit

50
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without knowing

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unwittingly

51
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publicly acknowledged and praised

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acclaimed

52
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to become or do better than someone

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to surpass

53
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in an extreme way that continues without stopping

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relentlessly

54
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a poor consolation

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cold comfort

55
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przemyślenia

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ruminations

56
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an ugly sight in a public place

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an eye-sore

57
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not change even though went through the process

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to come full circle

58
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ale z niego król

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every inch a king

59
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to be full of care and compassion for others

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to be full of the milk of human kindness

60
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in your deepest and most secret thoughts

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in your heart of hearts

61
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there is something going on

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there is something in the wind

62
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a bad condition or situation

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sorry sight

63
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to deal with or get rid of something or someone quickly

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to make a short shrift of

64
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be negative about somebody’s ideas or plans

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to throw cold water on

65
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rozdarte serce

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divided loyalties

66
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to make someone go away

to do much better than ones competitor

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to send somebody packing

67
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the part f a society that is connected with study and thinking

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academe

68
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seeming to be in all places

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ubiquitous

69
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most important

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foremost

70
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to make up/invent new words

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to coin words

71
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to get information or reaction from someone

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elicit

72
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only developing ( about a feeling)

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nascent (love)

73
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by chance; possibly

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perchance

74
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all of somebody’s possesions

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bag and baggage

75
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enough space to move freely

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elbow room

76
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na litość boską

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for goodness sake

77
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(not) stand a chance when compared to

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(can’t) hold a candle to

78
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to express an opinion

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opine

79
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a way of saying that you do not understand something that is said or written

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it’s all greek to me

80
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spadająca gwiazda

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shooting star

81
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unlucky people who are unluckily in love

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star-crossed lovers

82
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search for something that may not exist, pointless search

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wild-goose chase

83
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makes you think soething is true but does not prove it

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circumstantial

84
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to respect somebody so much that you do everything to please them

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to grovel

85
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kind and often feeling sympathy for other people

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soft-hearted

86
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not trying to hide your bad behaviour

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barefaced

87
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to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number

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dwindle

88
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the state of being engaged to a person

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courthip

89
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not taking sides

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impartial

90
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extremely powerful

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vaulting

91
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to walk in a confident way

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swagger

92
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to be scared of something, feel fear

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to fret

93
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a cruel, unpleasant woman who shouts a lot

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harpy

94
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to repeat what somebody said in a wrog way

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misquote

95
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a place where worms live

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wormhole

96
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severe and showing no saddness or guilt

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remorseless

97
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intended

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premeditated

98
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careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount

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frugal

99
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a small dispute between a small number of people

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scuffle

100
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rough and twisted

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gnarled

101
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strange, surprising, or uncontrolled in a humorous way

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zany

102
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easily annoyed

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peevish

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