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I have little appetite for dinner | I have little appetite for scary experiences | I'll refrain from eating | I'll refrain from a scary park ride |
I had too much food on my plate during dinner | I had too much on my plate at work | food was wasted | I could not finish all the tasks |
my friend's skin is itching after being in the sun | my friend is itching to meet a famous actor | my friend could use a cream against itching | my friend will be happy after meeting a famous actor |
I have to swallow a pill after the surgery | the new regulations are hard for me to swallow | a glass of water could help | different regulations could help |
a surgery camera was forced down the throat of a student who was sick | a school teacher forced a new curriculum down the throat of the student | the student was physically uncomfortable | the student was forced to learn something |
the wood pieces we bought are too hard to break | the conditions at the office are too hard to take | a saw blade could help | a change in the office could help |
I welcomed the guests | I welcomed the legislation changes | I may have prepared some coffee for them | I was optimistic about their effects |
a sharp piece of glass is hurting me | rain is hurting my chances to win a tennis match | I am in pain | I am less likely to be successful |
a child took a beating at school | a public institution took a beating in the press scandals | physical violence occurred | reputation damage occurred |
a kettle has heated up | an argument has heated up | its temperature is higher | people are more likely to shout |
the rail is fiery during hot summers | my friend is a man of fiery passions | cold water could change this | my friend may get angry very easily |
the chair is too low to help me me reach to the shelf | I am feeling low | being taller could help | happy thoughts could help |
a balloon soared into the air | my spirit soared when my favourite team scored a goal | something was going higher and higher in the sky | my favourite team was playing a match |
I am drawn to the center of the vortex | I am drawn to psychological stories | I am being forced in some direction | I would choose this kind of stories over another |
my toy was attracted by a magnet | my toy is a magnet for coincidences | my toy contains iron | coincidences often happen around this toy |
I see what you are pointing at | I see what you mean | my eyes are working well | I understand you |
the view isn't clear | the explanation isn't clear | it's foggy outside | I need additional information |
the waiter is taking a fly out of a soup | heat brings out flavour in the soup | it will now be outside of the soup | the soup will taste better |
the child is removing the blue from the doll's eyes | this dress brings out the blue in the doll's eyes | there will be less blue in the doll's eyes | the doll's eyes will draw more attention |
my friends will come out of the house sooner or later | the facts will come out sooner or later | they will be outside | something new will be known |
the ducks emerged from the cave | the facts emerged from the report | they were now outside | they were now known |
there is an ant nest is in a tree ring | the history of the forest is in the tree rings | you could take it out with the proper tools | you could study it to learn about the past |
there is a lot of flour in the bags | there is a lot of information in the footprints | they are heavy | they are intriguing |
you need to take a good look at the dry spots in the garden | you need to take a good look at your own motives | good eyesight will help you | good introspective abilities will help you |
I brought a book upstairs | I brought up a book about mathematics | the book was now higher than before | we talked about this book |
I turned up while sleeping | I turned up at a conference | I was now facing up towards the ceiling | I met other people who were there |
I was trying to grasp a pen | I was trying to grasp a new idea | I was using my hand | I was using my brain |
my friend has an instrument with a strong handle | my friend has a strong handle on patent law | my friend can move this object using his hands | my friend has knowledge about something |
my friend has a sharp knife | my friend has a sharp mind | my friend has something he could use to cut carrots | my friend has something he could use to understand advanced mathematics |
a medicine student dissected a frog | a maths student dissected a problem | the student may have used sharp tools | the student may have used pencils |
I am carefully weighing the recipe ingredients | I am carefully weighing a proposal | I am using a scale | I am thinking of pros and cons |
John needs to wake up before the train leaves | John needs to wake up to what is going on in the city | John may be asleep | John may be uninformed |
my friend is on the other side of the bridge from me | my friend is on the other side of a debate | there may be a river bed between us | we have different beliefs |
my friend has a lot of books in his suitcase | my friend has a lot of facts in his brain | my friend is carrying something heavy | my friend might do well in a general knowledge quiz |
my friend's jacket is like a sponge | my friend's brain is like a sponge | my friend has something that absorbs water | my friend learns new information quickly |
the student needs to add two numbers together to finish the homework | the student needs to put two and two together to understand what is happening | the student is doing arithmetics | there is something that the student doesn't yet understand |
the pupil forgot to add X to the final result | something about a situation doesn't add up | someone was doing mathematics | someone was doing something strange |
part of the committee thinks the decision is good | part of me thinks I should stop eating chocolate | multiple people are making a decision | one person is trying to make a decision |
I pleaded with the officers for my friend to be released | I pleaded with myself to take the job | I talked to other people | part of me was unsure about that |
I am chewing gum | I am chewing on a proposal | I am using my jaw muscles | I am carefully thinking about its advantages and disadvantages |
two batteries made contact | two people made eye contact | a physical link was established | a communication opportunity was established |
I made contact with the ice | I made contact with an institution | I touched something | I talked to someone |
I was out of the room during the break | I was out for a minute after the ball hit my head | I briefly walked out | I briefly lost consciousness |
the patient was coming back to the hospital | the patient was coming back to life | the patient was travelling | the patient was recovering |
I am often wandering through the woods | my mind is often wandering | I often take walks | I often don't pay attention |
my friend is off to the pharmacy | my friend is off in her own world | my friend is somewhere else | my friend is thinking about something else |
I am following the usual road to work | I am not following an explanation | I am going somewhere | I am trying to understand something |
I was with my friend until my bus arrived | I was with the teacher until he lost me at the last slide | I went away afterwards | something no longer made sense to me at some point |
I am sticking a note on the desk | I am sticking to my plans | I am using an adhesive | I am being stubborn |
I have a different stance in karate than in judo | I have a different stance on a topic from my boss | we are using different muscle groups | an argument might occur between us |
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