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hatnang
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ID 16008
Date: 09/07/2007
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Would you like to learn idioms?
These idioms that I have just learned and want to share them with all you. Choose the right answers below.
A "babe in the woods" means ___.
a. somone who cuts trees
b. someone who is young
c. someone who is innocent
To "back down" means ___.
a. to give up a claim
b. to sit down
c. to fight for something
To "back out" means ___.
a. to support someone
b. to be trapped
c. to get out of an agreement
A "bad trip" means ___.
a. to lose money
b. an unpleasant drug experience
c. to be unsuccesful
"He didn't bat an eye" means the same as ___.
a. he didn't see
b. he wasn't happy
c. he didn't show surprise
To "bear in mind" means ___.
a. to forget something
b. to be crazy
c. to remember something
To "beat around the bush" means ___.
a. to not know
b. to avoid a question
c. to go on a hike
To "beef up" means ___.
a. to go crazy
b. to have fun
c. to make something stronger
"Behind the scenes" means ___.
a. in a different place
b. privately
c. in a difficult position
"Below the belt" means ___.
a. good
b. secretly
c. unfairly
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Reply:
pinkpearl
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REF: 95929
Date: 09/08/2007
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hi Hat Nang!
hihi learning idioms are very good
Pink just answers some your sentences gop vui hi' hi'
" beef up" = C
" below the belt" = C
" bear in mind" = C
" back down" = A
Than.
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 95940
Date: 09/08/2007
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Hi hatnang, I just give u my own solution. Hope it is correct. Anyway, thanks for sharing with us. Obviously, u have done a good job. And here is my solution for your puzzle.
1. A babe in the wood means C: someone is innocent.
2. to back down means A: to give up a claim.
3. to back out means C: to get out of an agreement.
4. A bad trip means A: to lose money.
5. He didn't bat an eye means C: He didn't show surprise.
6. to bear in mind means C: to remember something.
7. to beat around the bush means B: to avoid a question.
8. Behind the scenes means B: privately.
9. Below the belt means C:unfairly.
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Reply:
hatnang
member
REF: 96069
Date: 09/15/2007
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One more list of idioms:
1. To "call it a day" means ___.
a. to quit
b. it becomes evening
c. to say good morning
2. To "call the tune" means ___.
a. to sing a song
b. to give orders
c. to give advice
3. To "carry off" means ___.
a. to move
b. to kill
c. to drop
4. To put the "cart before the horse" means ___.
a. to plan ahead
b. that you can't do something
c. to do things in the wrong order
5. To "catch on" means ___.
a. to understand
b. to be punished
c. to grab something
6. To "be caught short" means ___.
a. to be in an embarrassing situation
b. to take a short sleep
c. not to have enough of something when needed
7. "Cheap skate" means ___.
a. a winter sports activity
b. someone who doesn't spend much money
c. something that isn't expensive
8. To "check up" means ___.
a. to search
b. to investigate
c. to make a mark to show something has been counted
9. To "cheer up" means ___.
a. to become happy
b. to become sad
c. to become lost
10. "Chicken feed" means ___.
a. a lot of food
b. a small amount of money
c. A group of people gathering together
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96073
Date: 09/15/2007
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Thanks for giving us such good idioms. I really enjoy it. Please keep it up. And here is my solution for ur given idioms. Hope it will be exact from the beginning to the end.
1. To call it a day means a)to quit.
2. To call the tune means b)to give orders.
3. To carry off means b)to kill.
4. To put the cart before the horse means c)to do things in the wrong order.
5. To catch on means a)to understand.
6. To be caught short means a)to be in an embarrassing situation.
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Reply:
sontiny
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REF: 96074
Date: 09/15/2007
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Thanks for giving us such good idioms. I really enjoy it. Please keep it up. And here is my solution for ur given idioms. Hope it will be exact from the beginning to the end.
1. To call it a day means a)to quit.
2. To call the tune means b)to give orders.
3. To carry off means b)to kill.
4. To put the cart before the horse means c)to do things in the wrong order.
5. To catch on means a)to understand.
6. To be caught short means a)to be in an embarrassing situation.
7. Cheap skate means b)someone who doesn't spend much money.
8. To check up means b)to investigate.
9. To cheer up means a)to become happy.
10.Chicken feed means a)a small amount of money.
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Reply:
hatnang
member
REF: 96170
Date: 09/21/2007
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hello my friends,
hi Sontiny... my surprise that you have been doing very well these idioms. I have made a mistake that I forgot to correct your answers. hi`hi`... I am not going to be your teacher to criticize your solutions. I know your English is very good and a lot better than mine. Don't feel bad if you have done them imcompletely, okay!
** The first list, there was wrong at number 4. "The bad trip" means " b_an unpleasant drug experience".
** The second list,...3. "To carry off" means "a. to move"____6. To "be caught short" means "c. not to have enough of something when needed"
Here is the new list for this weekend:
1. I "dare say" means ___.
a. I don't know at all
b. I definitely know
c. I suppose
2. To "dash off" means ___.
a. to do, make, or draw something quickly
b. to be deeply asleep
c. to be precise
3. "Dead tired" means ___.
a. no longer living
b. very tired
c. someone doesn't have long to live
4. To be in "deep water" means ___.
a. to be lazy
b. to be in serious trouble
c. to not care about things
5.If something "dies down", it means it ___.
a. falls over
b. dies quickly
c. fades away
6. To "die out" means ___.
a. to fail
b. to die quickly
c. to disappear slowly
7. A "dime a dozen" means ___.
a. it is expensive
b. something is unusual
c. something is easy to get
8. To "dish out" means ___.
a. to serve
b. to gossip
c. to make
9. To "do away with" something means ___.
a. to treat something
b. to stop something
c. to hide something
10. If someone is "down to earth", they are ___.
a. strange
b. practical
c. shy
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96179
Date: 09/22/2007
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Yahoo! Bravo me. I have to praise myself for answering very good to those question. Of course, I am very angry at you for giving a late solution. But I never criticize you or argue to your answers. Why should I do that after u have done the good job? Anyway, I must say thanks to you. So please keep it up!
By the way I would like to share with you my favorite quotes I have read somewhere and it seems to be the good instructions "It takes a minute to find someone special, and hour to appreciate them, a day to get to like and love them, but it takes a lifetime to forget them." and "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand so that the wind can forgive us by blowing it away. But when someone does something nice for us, we should engrave it in stone, where no wind can ever blow it away.". Hope you will get my point.
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96180
Date: 09/22/2007
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And it's time to give you the answer for your puzzle. If I am wrong somewhere, please correct it right away, lovely teacher.
And here it is:
1. I dare say means c) I suppose.
2. To dash off means a) to do, make or draw sth quickly.
3. Dead tired means b) very tired.
4. To be in deep water means b) to be in serious trouble.
5. If sth dies down it means it c) fades away.
6. To die out means c) to disappear slowly.
7. A dime a dozen means c) sth is easy to get.
8. To dish out means a) to serve.
9. To do away with sth means b) to stop sth.
10. If s.o down to earth, they are b) practical.
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Reply:
hatnang
member
REF: 96278
Date: 09/29/2007
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hi sontiny...
How are you doing? Thank you for sharing your favorite quote to all members in this forum. It really is full of meaning and very impressive. I also like it as you do and try to bear it in my mind.
This list you have done very well, no mistake... hi`hi`...lovely teacher will give you a chocolate candy :):):)
Here is a new list for this week. Hope that everybody will enjoy...
1,"A bit" means ___.
a. some thing to eat
b. to help someone
c. a small amount
2,"About time" means ___.
a. at the right time
b. soon
c. at last
3,"Across the board" means ___.
a. everyone or everything is included
b. to travel between countries
c. uninteresting
4,To "act up" means ___.
a. to share an idea
b. to behave badly
c. to pretend to be rich
5,A man "after my own heart" means ___.
a. liking the same things as me
b. looks like me
c. follows me
6,"Against the clock" means ___.
a. a new record
b. a test of speed or time
c. an impossible task
7,"All along" means ___.
a. all the time
b. to agree
c. altogether
8,"All hours" means ___.
a. at regular times
b. at irregular times
c. every hour
9"Along in years" means ___.
a. getting old
b. getting tired
c. becoming successful
10"And then some" means ___.
a. not many
b. and only a few
c. and a lot more
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96286
Date: 09/30/2007
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Hi ya, thanks for asking me. I am doing fine. Anyway, I did hope u answer me day after day, night after night and finally, u replied to me. By the way, I am really appreciated ur reward. Frankly, I do like chocolate candies very much. But I would prefer a sweet kiss than those. Probably, u should give me sth to remember, maybe put ur lips on mine. And I can keep u in my mind forever. Shall we make the deal, please? If u turn me down, I am surely disappointed straight away. So it is time for u to think over my offer. Hi hi. Let me know as soon as possible because I am really impatient and cant stand waiting for a response of someone for a long time. Hopefully, u wont let me down. Deep inside my heart, I know that u'll be mine forever though It's only my hope, my wish. Will u make it come true somehow? I'll cross my heart that I'll dedicate my heart to u and then I am gonna be a part of u. Honestly, I'll always be waiting for u, here inside my heart and I swear I am the one who wanna love u more. Would u c I can give u? Everything u need, let me be the one to love u more. So what would u say after I have said to u all my deep words?
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96287
Date: 09/30/2007
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Time for me to answer to u those tough questions. Let me think for a while and I can give u my own opinion about these.
Yeah, I got it and I really wanna do it right now. Check them out for me, please.
1. A bit means c) a small amount
2. About time means b) soon
3. Across the board means a) Everyone or everything is included
4. To act up means b) to behave badly
5. A man after my own heart means a) liking the same things as me
6. Against the clock means b) a test of speed or time
7. All along means a) all the time
8. All hours means c) every hours
9. Along in years means b) getting tired
10. And then some means c) and a lot more
If I am correct from the beginning to the end. Would u mind blowing me a kiss? I am really looking forward to receiving from ya. Anyway, take care of yourself.
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Reply:
hatnang
member
REF: 96291
Date: 09/30/2007
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Hi sontiny,
Glee to hear you are doing fine.I don’t know what I should tell you at this moment. I appreciate very much your hospitable offerings. I see you have promised to do many romantic things, but I am so sorry I cannot accept those. My heart has recently opened widely in hopeless, and it is strongly throbbing when I think of that one. Sorry, I don’t intend to turn you down like this. Even though you might be upset, I have to tell you the truth deep inside my heart.
I also don’t have much time to reply for you day after day as you hope, only once a week. Hope that you get my point.
Please pay attention when you are doing something … look at here… several mistakes you have accidentally made … but it is ok, lovely teacher will give you a hand at once … hi`hi`.
2, “About time “means “c- at last”. For example: It is about time we should start our trip.
8, “All hours” means “b-at irregular time”. For example: My father always gets home all hours.
9, “Along in years” means “getting old”. For example: Our thought will surely change as we are along in years.
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Reply:
ngtruong82
member
REF: 96375
Date: 10/04/2007
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Wow...wow...
...Very romantic conversation!
Regretfully, it ended a bit too soon, leaving us with an unresolved physical resonance hanging in the air...I am expecting the dialogue to go on for a bit more...hi`hi`
P/S: Hatnang, I am so impressed with you... You have made remarkable progress in your overall English language skills. Congratulations!
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Reply:
hatnang
member
REF: 96399
Date: 10/06/2007
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It seems you enjoyed our conversation, huh? Regretfully, it has been hung in the air … Anyway, how have you been doing? While you were hiding in your damp and dark Como, Sontiny was trying to be a chivalrous guy by offering to Hatnang- an ordinary girl many wonderful things, certainly, any girl willingly receives from her mate, if there was a true love. But Hatnang is not a flirtatious girl, and absolutely has not intended to hurt anyone’s feeling, therefore, Hatnang responsibly let Sontiny knew Hatnang’s thought as soon as possible.
By the way, without love there is still a beautiful friendship…between invisible friends.
Thanks for your observation.
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Reply:
hatnang
member
REF: 96402
Date: 10/06/2007
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This time, I will type more clearly about the direction for the new idioms below. Chuc cac ban vui ve.
1. John has been going to parties every night for the last month and neglecting his studies. Tomorrow, John has a test, and he's going to have to accept the consequences of his actions.
What does "accept the consequences of his actions" mean?
a. face the music
b. face the boss
c. feel the facts
2. Some people say that Jorge cheated to win the Monopoly game, but he won the game honestly.
what does "honestly" mean?
a. fast and easy
b. free and fine
c. fair and spare
3. Maureen has been so sick lately that she has really not kept up with her work.
What does "not kept up" mean?
a. failed to finish
b. felt the laziness
c. fallen behind
4. Tim and his wife had a great deal on a new home, but just before they were to sign the papers, the deal failed to happen.
What does "failed to happen" mean?
a. fell through
b. fell down
c. fell out
5. Mother Teresa was known everywhere as a great soul and someone who cared about poor people.
What does "everywhere" mean?
a. far and wide
b. farther and farther
c. first and last
6. Tom: Hey, Bill. Loan me $1,000 for a down payment on a new car.__ Bill. No way. No possibility of that.
What does "No way. No possibility of that" mean?
a. fail luck
b. fat chance
c. fat luck
7.The avatar that Joanne won for employee of the month was a real honor. She'll be able to include the award on her resume.
What does "honor" mean?
a. fire in the heart
b. fist in the air
c. feather in her cap
8. Many families moved to Stockton because they were sick and tired and had had enough of high housing prices in the Bay Area.
What does " sick and tired and had had enough
" mean?
a. fed up
b. furious and worse
c. fighting mad
9. When the teacher asked tammy why she had not done her homework, she said that she just hadn't wanted to do it. The teacher said that was a poor excuse and gave her an F for the day.
What does "wanted to do" mean?
a. felt like
b. fell for
c. freed up
10. Many people think that George Bush would be more popular today if he had tested his ideas on the America poeple before he led us into the Iraq war.
What does "tested his ideas on" mean?
a. felt with
b. felt on
c. felt out
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96455
Date: 10/09/2007
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Hi, how have u been? Long time no talk and I have been missing you all days. Besides, I have been waiting for your questions as well. Eventually, u have released the next task for me and everyone here. So glad to receive the new ones. I am gonna answer them. But before I do that, could u explain to me why I can't reach to u? What are the reasons I couldn't go out with u. Don't u think we probably hang around or have a special time together. I am very curious why u could ignore me like that. Can't believe it in my mind's eye. Need some serious talk to assure all u said is true. Anyway, I could do what I promised to u. It really came from my deep heart. Don't pretend that u have nothing with me. Base on every word u said such as it is strongly throbbing when I think of that one. So I was thinking of how fast ur heart beat. Actually, I am very good therapist and I can diagnose how love sick u r. U know I am still and wait here in the silence until u come and sit awhile with me. On the other hand, u raise me up so I can stand on mountains and I am strong when I am on ur shoulder. All words I have said to u really hope u will think twice b4 u give me a deep response. I'll be watching u so please don't let me down, my dear.
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96456
Date: 10/09/2007
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And there are my answers for ur puzzle. Do u think I am a good enthusiastic student of u, my charming cutie teacher?
1. John has been going to parties every night for the last month and neglecting his studies. Tomorrow, John has a test, and he's going to have to accept the consequences of his actions.
"Accept the consequences" means c)feel the facts
2. Some people say that Jorge cheated to win the Monopoly game, but he won the game honestly.
"honestly" means c)fair and spare
3. Maureen has been so sick lately that she has really not kept up with her work.
"not kept up with" mean a)failed to finish
4. Tim and his wife had a great deal on a new home, but just before they were to sign the papers, the deal failed to happen.
"failed to happen" means fell through
5. Mother Teresa was known everywhere as a great soul and someone who cared about poor people.
"Everywhere" means b)farther and farther
6. Tom: Hey, Bill. Loan me $1,000 for a down payment on a new car.__ Bill. No way. No possibility of that.
"No way. No possibility of that" means b)fat chance
7.The avatar that Joanne won for employee of the month was a real honor. She'll be able to include the award on her resume.
"honor" means a)fire in the heart
8. Many families moved to Stockton because they were sick and tired and had had enough of high housing prices in the Bay Area.
"sick and tired and had had enough" means a)fed up
9. When the teacher asked tammy why she had not done her homework, she said that she just hadn't wanted to do it. The teacher said that was a poor excuse and gave her an F for the day.
"wanted to do" means a)felt like
10. Many people think that George Bush would be more popular today if he had tested his ideas on the America people before he led us into the Iraq war.
"tested his ideas" means c)felt out
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Reply:
hatnang
member
REF: 96507
Date: 10/12/2007
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Sontiny,
First, I appreciate a lot your answers. I know you are very curious to look for new things interest you. I recognize you are an enthusiastic boy... and blab, blab...
Here is the key for the idioms last week:
1, accept the consequences of his actions---a, face to the music
3, not kept up---c, fallen behind
5, everything---a, far and wide
7, honor---c, feather in her cap
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Reply:
hatnang
member
REF: 96509
Date: 10/12/2007
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Second… over and over, Sontiny has not given up chasing Hatnang. Sontiny, what have you perceived about love since you started painting an abstract drawing of love between Sontiny and Hatnang.
Sontiny told that Hatnang is in love sick, who can understand Hatnang’s feeling and also Hatnang’s emotion? You and I never know about that. Just only the one whom Hatnang has been missing a lot is not you- Sontiny. I am so sorry to let you see my point again, and please don’t request Hatnang explicitly to answer your questions, because you will feel deeply dissatisfied about Hatnang’s individual info. With Hatnang “The true love is not easily changeable in mind”. However, Sontiny should be aware that Hatnang is an unknown girl, without face and body at all…hi`hi`. As the slightly warm sunlight is shining in the air, and hardly penetrating into a deep and dark hole, Hatnang just wants to bring to people warm feelings … hi`hi`…
One more thing, we pretended to be the teacher and student, we ought to stop here, I don’t want to take over my former teacher's job. If Sontiny is really interested in idioms, Hatnang will share what Hatnang has known to all you guys. On the other side, I hope that we will receive some exciting things from you-Sontiny, we can be the good friends.
Have fun and goodluck!
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96516
Date: 10/13/2007
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According to what u said in the thread, I definitely have no chance to get to u and share with u all difficulties and sorrows? So sad so far, u know.At the moment, u are stealing my heart away. Cant get it back anyway. Tell me why r u so cruel to me by having some words like that. I wonder why I cant be ur man.To be honest, I cant breathe easily, cant sleep at night till u r by my side. I cant dream another dream yet without u sit next to me. There's no air and I'm getting choked. U will help me out. Wont u? Please be nice with me, only u can bring me up and help me stand steady in my life. By the way, what I gotta do to make u love me? What I gotta to do to make u care? What I gotta do to make u want me? What I gotta do to be heard? What do I do when lightning strikes me? And I wake to find u r not there. Why cant we talk it over, dear? I just wanna make u clear that I love u more than I have ever said to u, only hope u can feedback my love as much as I do.
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Reply:
sinnombre
member
REF: 96520
Date: 10/13/2007
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Hi Sontiny!
Wow! You are my freaking idol.
You da man!
"I admire your freaking guts!"
KEEP GOING MAN!
The heart must really have its own reasons huh!
“Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas.” (Blaise Pascal)
“The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing.” (Blaise Pascal)
http://www.answers.com/freaking&r=67
freaking (adv. & adj. Slang.): Used as an intensive:
Traffic was a freaking nightmare.
Dictionary definition of freaking
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When you meet a worthy person, seek to become his equal.
When you meet a fool, look within and examine yourself. (Confucius)
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Reply:
sontiny
member
REF: 96521
Date: 10/13/2007
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Hi buddy.Long time no see. How have u been doing? Am I freaking idol? Am I freaking savage? Am I freaking guts in ur eyes? U made me embarrassed. My cheeks are getting blush. As I said million times in the thread to her, but she still nod her head and turned me down. I really dont know what I did wrong. Do u think I am graceless, unscrupulous, vicious, brutal, ruthless, malicious, two-faced, insincere? On the other hand, I was wondering why girls always ran away from me because of the reason I listed? All I got from them was some pitiful words. These weren't definitely things I expected. I was so disappointed and often walked away when I heard of those. Anyway I needa make-up my face and then I will come back girls I knocked their heart. Do u think so? Probably I am an awkward person that they have ever met.
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