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hemorrage
excessive blood loss
crumby
slang variant of crummy, meaning very poor or inferior
dough
money
hotshot
someone who is very successful and confident
mould into
to give something the appearance, qualities, etc. of a particular thing
bash
hit hard
grandstand
play or act so as to impress onlookers
scrawny
unattractively thin and bony
faggy
weak and tired
strike up
start something
falsies
pads of material in women's clothing used to increase the apparent size of the breasts
slob
a person who is lazy and dirty or messy
ostracize
exclude from a group
grippe
old-fashioned term for influenza
flunk
fail to get a passing grade
get the ax
get dismissed, get sacked
cold as a witch's tit
very cold
crook
criminal
t.b.
tuberculosis
crew cut
a hairstyle in which the hair is cut very short
get a bang out of something
like or enjoy something
stoop over
lean down to get something
chuckle
laugh quietly
hit the ceiling
become very angry
phony
fake
chiffonier
a tall chest of drawers, often with a mirror on top
chuck
throw
be up one's alley
well suited to one's tastes, interests, or abilities
qualm
a feeling of uneasiness
save one's life
in spite of all considerations or attempts
drop a line
write a letter
liable
likely
sheer
transparently thin, utter or complete
stiff
(slang) dead body
rostrum
a raised platform for public speaking
foil
one of the three metal weapons used in fencing, it is flexible, rectangular in cross section, and weighs under a pound
corny
too silly and repeated too often to be funny or interesting
barge in
enter uninvited
goner
a person or thing that is doomed or cannot be saved
horse around
play, fool around
grope around
feel about with the hands
jock strap
a support or protection for the male genitals, worn especially by sportsmen
falsetto
artificially high voice
conceited
excessively proud of oneself; vain
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