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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