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  • The dead skin at the edge of your finger/toenails.
    cuticles
  • For something to run out, decrease, or stop.
    dry up
  • To like someone or something.
    fancy (verb)
  • If your head is wet and it's windy outside, you may have a...
    bad hair day
  • When a student misses school for no good reason.
    truancy
  • To dishonestly persuade someone to act in one's favour by a gift of money or item of value.
    bribe
  • Severe or bare in appearance or outline.
    stark
  • A hope or ambition of achieving something.
    aspiration
  • The film "Forrest Gump is very heart-warming and is considered a _________ film.
    feel-good
  • To not eat, sometimes for religious reasons.
    fast (verb)
  • To feel very embarrassed or ashamed.
    mortified
  • To suppress something about yourself.
    bottle up (your feelings)
  • Learn how to operate or do something.
    get the hang of something
  • To have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity.
    break even
  • The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
    squalor
  • Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety.
    nonchalant