... but I have to call a spade a ." Tex
told him.
spade
card
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1."I think Steve should get the promotion. ...
5."Yes, you could spend the money to put new
applicances in your mobile home, but in my opinion, that
cake is not worth the ," the real estate agent said.
eating
underst...
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1.He decided to retire. He had been calling ... see the for the trees.
prairie
view
forest
route
7."I think that lawyer's a , and I would never hire him.
He doesn't care about what happens to the company or
paint
snuff ... drill," Arnie said to
Adam.
advantage
bond
can...
... worried about the investigators checking me
out, " he said. "My are clean."
toes
feet
fingers
hands
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English Slang ... job.
sweep
round
circle
roll
6.Business was looking up. With their top competitor
the drain, there was nothing to stop them from making
some serious money.
circling
cleaning
Smil...
... hungry I could eat a
," Mattie said to Mark.
mouse
goose
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1.That guy gets angry and talks back to ...
over?" his boss asked. He had caught him sleeping on the
job last week and was still mad about it.
geese
toes
sheep
clouds
store
medicine
triangle
market
4."I haven&apo...
...
kitty
monkey
ape
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1.He knew that he would have to cross with his boss
about the budget. They didn't ... bear,"
Ella said to Grace.
cross
trial
crime
load
swords
purposes
2.He was worried about passing his final exam, but it was
only the third week into the semester now, so he&...
... and the
battery dies quickly.
cheese
run
spread
mustard
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1.He was trying to curry with his boss by
... over," Willis said.
all
come
brought
warmed
max
world
5."I know you think that I was out late partying, but you're
dead ." Chris told his wife. "I was really working."
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1."I am sure that the team will back ...
cover
8."He's very confused. He doesn't know whether to
a watch or bark at the moon," the boss told his assistant.
buy
check
add
wind
9."You'll like the summer ... Melanie told her brother.
expensive
natural
creature...
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1."I'm going to a line here. You ...
skinniest
shortest
3.He was still mad about being dressed in front of
the platoon by the sergeant.
up
9."You can't shut that kid up. His mouth is driven by
a(n) ," Kim said ... She's moving
to Bolivia with some people from her c...
... it," Jim said to
Ellis.
cranny
corner
crevice
column
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1."What are we going to do now that ... the to get out of trouble, but it
was no use. Now I'm grounded for a month!" Ernie told
Billy.
manual
bag
book
trade
5."Don't tell anyone at school about the part...