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1
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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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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

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force

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loud and obnoxious

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extremely unpleasant, nasty

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old maid, no strings

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old single lady

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fight tooth and nail

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fight fiercely

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guilt trip

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an experience of feeling guilty about something

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head tilted

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lean one side

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bragged on something

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to praise or to boast about

32
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there has to be more to this story

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more than that

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bubby vivacious

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attractively lively and animated

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gobbled up by what appeared to be depression or something similar

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to use a lot of something very quickly

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able to all over the world

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to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure

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be ripped out

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To tear, pull,

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julie chucked. That sound like mom

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laugh quietly or inwardly

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get out of my funk

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state of depression

39
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I hope I am not beyond help

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unable to help

40
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bucket list

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list

41
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wasn’t her place

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what really going on was not her place. Not your position

42
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different how?

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how?

43
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moss mound

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moss: a small flowerless green plant that lacks true roots

44
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wrecked her heart

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break her heart

45
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without a care in the world

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who cares

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magic, fairies, and unicorns

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dreams

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surburbia

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a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.

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quirky sister

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characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits, unusua;

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have a falling out

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a quarrel or disagreement.

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shrugged her shoulder

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raise (one’s shoulders) slightly express doubt, ignorance, or indifference

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makeshift bedroom

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temporary

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chanting or summoning spirit

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shout, sing—-call for, ask for

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rummage around

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to search thoroughly or actively

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so trivial

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after I was attacked, it just seemed so trivial, unimportant, little

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burst into tears

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crying

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weird and quirky personality

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strange

57
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you dont think that a contractor can work without coffee, do you?

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dont think

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miraculous feat

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divine or supernatural intervention

feat–a remarkable, skilful, or daring action

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pull in

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park the car in

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lurk out in those swamp waters

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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

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to learn the general situation or circumstances, especially in preparation for action.

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she is nowhere to be found

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cant find her

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cant believe she walks off like this

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walk out

64
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hurt, lost and traumatized

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pain

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popped into her mind

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appear in my mind

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white sand and flanked by large beach grass

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flanked

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The beauty of the place was undeniable

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beautiful

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got sucked by riptide

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a strong current caused by tidal flow in confined areas such as inlets

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get into the fray

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To join a competition

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curly locks– blowing

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one having curly hair

71
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See? this is what exactly what i am talking about

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that is what you do

72
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wring her neck

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used to say that one is very angry with someone He makes me so mad!

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have a checkered past

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a past history of having done bad things or been in trouble

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