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nervous and anxious at the same time

He always gets antsy when he sees a cop!

a dork who is adorable

Bobby acts 'kinda' strange, but he's really adorkable.

the period of time you can stay completely focused on something

Sometimes I have a short attention span when I’m reading my history book.

fired

Greg was axed from his job.

when something doesn’t work the way you thought it would and instead in an opposite way than you wanted

I gave my girlfriend a ring, but it backfired. She got mad because she said it was too early in our relationship.

leaving for no apparent reason while others are depending on you

Conversation:

Shirley: Unfortunately Tim bailed, and he left us alone to do all the work by ourselves.

Robert: No way ... That's totally messed up.

an estimate; an approximate price

Conversation:

George: Give me a ballpark figure for your used car. It's 'kinda' old.

Ray: OK ... how about $2,000?

doing really great work

He did a bang-up job on his presentation.

a strong hug, done with much love, using both arms all the way around the person

My dad loves to give me bear hugs that almost take my breath away.

short for best friends

Carol and I have been besties for a long time.

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