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The doctor gave me a sick note for my employer.
Impermeable to the vicissitudes of crime and punishment.
For a few days it was acutely painful, but now it's just a dull ache.
Enjoying vintages they couldn't otherwise afford.
Carbohydrates break down into glucose quickly.
The inspector sifted through the rubble.
My nose is all bunged up today.
It is easy to get under the hood of a vehicle.
I've got grave reservations about stem cell treatment.
These are not to be scoffed.
A piston is contained by a cylinder and is made gas-tight by piston rings.
I have a penchant for things that are a bit wacky.
I've washed the crockery but the cutlery is still dirty.
The sky is suffused with deep colors.
He sidled up to her.
Front flip, roll.
The regiment disbanded at the end of the war.
He began chortling like an idiot.
I will add another every coon's age.
How to field dress a wound?
You have far to go before you can throw aspersions at me.
Sometime during the ensuing week.
The connecting rod connects the piston to the crankshaft.
Excellent fiddlesticks for the insolent rascal, and other ways to while the days.
He was merciful only when mercy was expedient.
A bustling provincial town steeped in history.
Deeds iconized in effigies.
Is inventiveness inborn?
A speedometer is a gauge that displays the instantaneous speed.
He lost his grip after he was fired.
He must have clipped my wing mirror when he went past.
The upper gastrointestinal tract consists of the gullet, stomach, and duodenum.
Raids of orcs on dragon steeds.
The largest union that represents water and sewage workers.
Dividing plausible plans from those untenable.
Symbiotic bacteria and yeasts living in our gastrointestinal tract.
My waistline bears testimony to my chocolate devotion.
If you don't know the number, call directory enquiries.
Stir your stumps and get out of here!
Petroleum Transfer Engineer
The pupils dilate in the dark.
I must disabuse you of your feelings of grandeur.
The vermiform appendix is attached to the cecum.
The parcel is ready for dispatch.
He left her to ruminate about what this implied.
The chasm gaped before him.
It was all starting to look ever more like a wild goose chase.
Ability to turn nondescript words into volatile explosives.
A handy wooden slotted spatula.
He conducted us to the palace.
Thank you, it's very good!