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come over
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to visit someone’s home
Ron came over for dinner the other night
2
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Give you the scoop
A
to provide someone with the latest information especially insider or exclusive details
Hey I’ve gor the scoop on the new company policy
3
Q
keep to myself
A
to spend a lot of time alone, not talking to other people very much
4
Q
suit yourself
A
expressing that someone is free to make their own choice, even if it differs from your own
5
Q
rain check
A
is casual phrase people use when they can’t accept an invitation but want to do it another time. It’s like I can’t make it now but let’s do it later
6
Q
Inundate
A
to be overwhelmed – usually by a large amount of something
7
Q
fend off
A
defend yourself against something
she tried to fend off the bees with her jacket
8
Q
recluse
A
is someone who lives in seclusion and avoid other people - kind of like a real-life hermit
9
Q
lives in seclusion
A
someone chooses to stay away from other people and society
10
Q
hermit
A
is someone who intentionally lives alone and avoids people
11
Q
busybodies
A
are people who meddle in other people’s business - nosy, always asking questions, and can’t seem to mind their own
12
Q
float smt
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Something floats when it’s light enough—or shaped in a way—that it can stay on the surface of a liquid, like water, without sinking. This happens when the object pushes down less than the water pushes up (that upward force is called buoyancy). So even heavy things, like ships or floating houses, can float if their shape spreads their weight out enough.
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to soil
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make something dirty
14
Q
knock it off / cut if out
A
stop doing it
15
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burrow
A
a hole dug by animal
16
Q
gobbles up
A
eating quickly and greedily
17
Q
smooth
A
perfectly regular without any holes , lumps
18
Q
rought
A
having an irregular surface with holes lumps etc
19
Q
firm
A
not soft but not completely hard
20
Q
shower (weather)
A
short period of heavy rain
21
Q
puddle
A
a small pool of rainwater
22
Q
gale
A
a very strong wind
23
Q
nemesis
A
is a long standing enemy
24
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the canon
A
A cannon is a large, heavy gun typically mounted on wheels or a stationary platform that was used in warfare, especially from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.
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to be doomed
something bad is defenity going to happen
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clumsy smb
not very careful with their movements often tripping over things
27
emerge from
to come out of hiding
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long gone
something passed long time ago or is no longer possible
29
foreperson
the leader of the jury (court related)
30
someone framed
When someone says "someone was framed", it means that they were falsely blamed for something they didn’t do, usually a crime.
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illiterate
not able to read or write
32
sordid
something is morally wrong. dirty or unpleasant
33
affair
refers to an event or series of events which involves drama or trauma
34
get on with
continue despite difficulties
35
harden criminal
someone who committed a log of criminal and doesn't want to change
36
jester
a professional entertainer in medieval times, often working in royal courts. They were kind of like comedians — but with more flair.
37
puttering around smth
doing small, casual, or unimportant tasks in a relaxed way — usually around the house or some space.
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hackneyed
something unoriginal or boring because it has been repeated too much
39
shenanigans
playful tricks or mischief
40
playing the buffoon
acting silly or foolish
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squander a fortune
spend a huge amount of money carelessly
42
vulgar appetites
having bad or inappropriate
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meddle
intrefere with something
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be a breeze
to be very easy
45
be on thin ice
to do something risky
46
be snowed under
to have a lot of work
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be on cloud nine
to be very happy
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blizzard
a heavy snowstorm
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flood
a large amount of water covering land which usually dry
50
landslide
a sudden and quick movement of a mass of rock and earth down a slope
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drought
a long period of dry weather
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avalanche
a large maas of snow falling down the side of a mountains
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break the ice
start to talk to someone
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steal one's thunder
to take attention from someone
55
take a rain check
to decline an offer for now
56
get wind of
to hear something secret or private
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steamy
hot and humid
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chilly
cold enough to feel uncomfortable
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roasting
hot and uncomfortable
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cool
slightly cold in pleasant way
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sizzling
hot like on frying pan
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boiling
unpleasantly hot
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freezing
extremely cold
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scorching
very hot, usually about the weather
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frosty
cold with a thin layer of ice in everything
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stifling
very hot that it's difficult to breathe
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gusty
a very strong widn which start and stop suddenly
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biting
an extremely cold wind
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gentle
a calm wind, not strong or severe
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whisiling
making a long, high sound while moving quickly trought something
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howling
blowing hard and making a lot of noise
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drizzle
light rain
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pouring
raining heavily
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endless
raining so long that it seems it will never end
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sunshower
when it's raining while the sun is shining
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sleet
a mixture of rain and snow
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brunch
a late breakfast
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guesstimate
an estimate based on little information and lots of gues work
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hangry
angry because of hunger
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mocktail
a nonalcoholic cocktail
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glamping
a type of camping which is more comfortable and luxurious
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netizen
a very active user in the Internet
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staycation
a wakation stay at home or nearby
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hold on to
to keep
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break into
to enter forcibly or suddenly; or to start doing something suddenly
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give up on
to stop hoping for or believing in
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take over
to assume control of something
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make up for
to compensate for something
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settle into
to become comfortable in a new situation
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call off
to cancel
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run out of
to have no more of something
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put down
to place something on a surface; or to insult someone
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come up with
to create or think of
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figure out
to understand or solve something
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take apart
to dismantle
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take up
to begin doing something new
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put off
to postpone
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break away from
to separate from a group
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turn down
to reject or refuse
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put up with
to tolerate
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keep up with
to continue at the same level or pace
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cut back on
to reduce
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carry on with
to continue
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put forward
to propose or suggest
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build on
to use something as a base for further development
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hold back
to restrain or prevent
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look up to
to admire
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carry out
to perform or execute
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play out
to develop or happen
110
take on
to accept responsibility or work
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bring about
to cause to happen
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back up
to support or make a copy of
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lay out
to arrange or explain clearly
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set aside
to reserve for a specific purpose
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look after
to take care of
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bring up
to mention or raise a topic
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set up
to create or establish
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call out
to shout or to publicly criticize
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look out for
to be alert for or to protect
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put aside
to save for later use
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stand in for
to substitute for someone
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stick around
to stay longer
123
run over
to hit with a vehicle or to exceed limits
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catch up
to reach the same level or standard
125
break through
to overcome an obstacle
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turn toward
to face in the direction of
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carry on
to continue
128
take to
to start doing something more frequently
129
take in
to absorb information or give shelter
130
catch on
to become popular or understand
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go on for
to last for a certain period of time
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come along
to accompany or improve
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move into
to start living in or enter a new phase
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stand up to
to resist or confront
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stick to
to adhere to
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go for
to try to get or choose
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apply for
to make an official request
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give in to
to yield or surrender
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look forward to
to anticipate with pleasure
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fall into
to enter into a state or category
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cut out
to remove or stop doing
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go against
to oppose
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turn away from
to reject or refuse to support
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take after
to resemble
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brush up on
to improve knowledge or skill
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stand by
to support or wait
147
carry over
to transfer something to another time or place
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hold out for
to wait to get something better
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pass out
to faint or distribute
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work off
to get rid of by activity
151
bring in
to introduce or earn
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cut off
to disconnect or interrupt
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fall back on
to use as a backup
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pick up on
to notice or become aware of
155
give out
to distribute or stop functioning
156
take down
to remove from a high position or record
157
fall over
to trip and fall
158
catch up in
to become involved in
159
bring through
to help survive a difficulty
160
show up
to appear or arrive
161
cut down
to reduce
162
look into
to investigate
163
put together
to assemble
164
take up
To start doing something new
Example: She decided to take up painting during her vacation.
To occupy space or time
Example: This sofa takes up too much room in the living room.
To accept an offer or challenge
Example: I’ll take you up on your offer to help with the project.
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adored
loved a lot,
166
affair
love story,
167
ahead of you
before you,
168
any day now
soon,
169
are you up to
what are you doing,
170
arse
backside,
171
arsehole
very rude word for bad person,
172
at first glance
first look,
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attitude
how someone thinks,
174
bald
no hair,
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bang
loud sound,
176
bare
no cover,
177
barrel
big container,
178
be a dear
please help,
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be a sucker for sth
like something a lot,
180
be on the safe side
to be safe,
181
beast
big animal or strong person,
182
beat it
go fast,
183
beaten
lost / hit,
184
behind bars
in jail,
185
bent down
bent body down,
186
blinds
window cover,
187
bloke
man,
188
blue rope
blue rope,
189
blushed
face goes red,
190
board
group of leaders / flat wood,
191
bob
old british money,
192
bond
strong link,
193
bonny butt
nice backside,
194
booth
small closed space,
195
borough
city part,
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broad-shouldered
big shoulders,
197
brushed him away
move away,
198
bully
bad person,
199
bust
break / arrest,
200
butts
cigarette ends,
201
carry on
continue,
202
chairman
meeting leader,
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cheerfully
in a happy way,
204
chequered
good and bad past,
205
choir boy
boy singing in church,
206
chubby
a little fat,
207
chuckled
small laugh,
208
cliche
too common idea,
209
clumsily
not careful,
210
come to think of it
remembering while talking,
211
commencing
beginning,
212
concrete
hard building material,
213
conduct
how someone acts,
214
conducted
done,
215
confide in him
tell private things,
216
constrictor knot
very tight knot,
217
construction company
building company,
218
contrary
opposite,
219
crack sth
solve / break,
220
crackdown
strong rules,
221
creep
strange person,
222
crept up
move slowly,
223
crotch
place between legs,
224
delighted
very happy,
225
desired
really wanted,
226
determined
sure to do something,
227
devastated
very sad,
228
disaster
very bad thing,
229
disorderly
messy,
230
disturbing
makes sad,
231
don't you dare
telling someone not to do,
232
dragged out
too long,
233
drifted apart
not close anymore,
234
eloquently
nice speaking,
235
eventually
later,
236
exposure
no cover,
237
fairly
a little / fair,
238
feeling low
sad,
239
fell over
fall down,
240
fenced off
closed off,
241
firing range
place to shoot,
242
forensics
crime science,
243
friggin
mild rude word,
244
frown
face looks unhappy,
245
frowned
look unhappy,
246
gayest
very happy / insult,
247
get around
go around,
248
get our hands on;"obtain; manage to acquire",
249
get rid of
throw away,
250
get used to
learn to live with,
251
go fly a kite
go away (rude),
252
grainy
not clear,
253
grief counsellor
helper for sadness,
254
groan
sound when hurt or upset,
255
guv
boss (UK),
256
hardening
getting hard,
257
here we go again
when same bad thing happens again,
258
hesitation
stop before doing,
259
hinges
door parts,
260
hips
side body parts,
261
hissed
angry 'sss' sound,
262
hopelessly
no hope,
263
hunky
good looking man,
264
impatiently
not waiting calmly,
265
influence
power to change,
266
ingenuity
smart idea,
267
innocent
not guilty,
268
inquiry
official check,
269
irritably
angry way,
270
jealous
want what others have,
271
jogging bottoms
sport pants,
272
junction
road crossing,
273
keen on
like,
274
keep my end of the deal
do my part,
275
knocked over
make fall,
276
lean back
move body back,
277
let him sweat
make him wait,
278
lines of inquiry
different checks,
279
lounge
room to sit,
280
make out
kiss / understand,
281
manhood
man's part / grown man,
282
marvellous
very good,
283
mean
not nice,
284
moan
make unhappy sound,
285
murmur
soft talking,
286
nasty
very bad,
287
nasty business
bad thing,
288
naughtier
more bad,
289
naughty;"behaving badly; rude",
290
newcomer
new person,
291
obscene
very rude,
292
on top of that
also,
293
one would think
seems true,
294
open and shut case
an easy-to-solve case,
295
ordinary junk
useless things,
296
overvalued investments
too expensive,
297
particular
exact,
298
pat
soft touch,
299
pat on the back
praise,
300
pathetic
weak / sad,
301
peasants
poor farmers,
302
peeked out
look fast,
303
plain-looking
not pretty,
304
plasterboard
wall board,
305
premeditated crime
planned crime,
306
presence
being there,
307
quicklime
white chemical,
308
quid
british money,
309
quite a case
big case,
310
rape
bad act forcing sex,
311
rattled
nervous,
312
receiver
phone part to hear,
313
reportedly
people say,
314
resigned
accepted,
315
resist temptation
say no to want,
316
ribs
bones in upper body,
317
rough looking
looks tough,
318
rougher
more hard,
319
scout
finder,
320
scratch
small mark,
321
scrotum
bag of skin for male parts,
322
shabbiest
worst looking,
323
shabby
not nice, old
324
shagging
sex (UK slang),
325
shitstorm
big problem,
326
shivered
shake from cold or fear,
327
shrugged
move shoulders up,
328
shut
close,
329
sick and tired of
not want anymore,
330
slap on the wrist
small punishment,
331
slumped
fell down tired,
332
sneak away
go away quietly,
333
sort of
a little,
334
spare any detail
tell everything,
335
speck
small spot,
336
sped off
went away fast,
337
spoke in sb's favor
spoke to help someone,
338
square-jawed
strong jaw,
339
stain
dirty mark,
340
stale air
bad air,
341
struck
hit / surprised,
342
suburban
outside city,
343
suburbs
houses outside city,
344
superior
better,
345
suspense
waiting feeling,
346
swallow
eat,
347
syringe
needle tool,
348
take it apart
take into pieces,
349
take over
take control,
350
tartar
hard stuff on teeth,
351
testimony
court words,
352
that is
used to explain or rephrase what was just said,
353
thighs
top of legs,
354
threw it down
drop hard,
355
thugs
bad men,
356
to hell with
not care,
357
trailed off
voice goes quiet,
358
tramp
no home person,
359
trip
short trip,
360
twisted
bent / cruel,
361
unlikely
not likely,
362
vague
not clear,
363
winked
close one eye,
364
wiped
cleaned,
365
wound
cut / wrap,
366
wrecked
very broken,
367
zits
small red marks on skin,
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