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Alternative expression/term to trivial use of 'OCD'

answered May 20, 2015 at 12:11

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Is there a word or an idiom for people who only spend their families' money and fool around?

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 21:33

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What do you call a person, who needs to stay active in order to feel comfortable?

answered May 30, 2015 at 9:20

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Is there a word or an idiom for barging in a room with anger?

answered May 12, 2015 at 16:33

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How does an animal sit on their haunches?

answered May 20, 2015 at 17:48

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How do I identify a British idiom from an American one?

answered Jun 5, 2015 at 7:02

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What is the precise difference between "wince" / "flinch" / "grimace"?

answered May 8, 2015 at 13:32

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Does the word "depression" refer to an emotion, or a condition?

answered Apr 27, 2015 at 8:31

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Valedictions: "My thoughts go your way,"

answered May 25, 2015 at 8:02

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Difference between "attempt" and "try"

answered Jun 2, 2015 at 8:19

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Word to describe 'frak'

answered Apr 27, 2015 at 16:21

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Single word request for ..love-ditsy

answered May 3, 2015 at 15:42

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Synonyms or other ways of saying "once there"?

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 10:56

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English equivalent of "a**holes don't have horns"

answered May 1, 2015 at 7:53

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Capitalization in merged company name

answered May 1, 2015 at 11:28

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synonym for someone who is a "fraud" or "liar"

answered May 2, 2015 at 19:36

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Cannot understand sentence mistake?

answered Apr 30, 2015 at 10:47

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Does a pun require an explicit reference to the word being punned?

answered Apr 23, 2015 at 19:32

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Can "abscond" be used as a transitive verb?

answered Apr 23, 2015 at 20:39

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Word for speaking over others

answered Apr 20, 2015 at 17:45

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Expression for becoming homeless, which has the word 'street' in it? How about "pushed to the streets"?

answered Apr 21, 2015 at 19:12

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"more than usual" vs. "more than usually"

answered May 20, 2015 at 7:37

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How do native speakers understand "make an acquaintance"?

answered May 25, 2015 at 14:10

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The most appropriate term for a noisy machine

answered May 29, 2015 at 7:01

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Taxi Fraud or Taxi Scam?

answered May 30, 2015 at 10:18

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There was a rumor + is/was

answered May 31, 2015 at 18:58

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Why "inspector general", and not "general inspector", like German "Generalinspektor"?

answered Apr 20, 2015 at 22:38

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Synonyms for the word 'scold'

answered Apr 23, 2015 at 8:03

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Word Stress Within the Phrase I'm expecting someone

answered Apr 20, 2015 at 15:06

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Single word antonym of "empathy"

answered Apr 23, 2015 at 17:59

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Alternative expression/term to trivial use of 'OCD'

Is there a word or an idiom for people who only spend their families' money and fool around?

What do you call a person, who needs to stay active in order to feel comfortable?

Is there a word or an idiom for barging in a room with anger?

How does an animal sit on their haunches?

How do I identify a British idiom from an American one?

What is the precise difference between "wince" / "flinch" / "grimace"?

Does the word "depression" refer to an emotion, or a condition?

Valedictions: "My thoughts go your way,"

Difference between "attempt" and "try"

Word to describe 'frak'

Single word request for ..love-ditsy

Synonyms or other ways of saying "once there"?

English equivalent of "a**holes don't have horns"

Capitalization in merged company name

synonym for someone who is a "fraud" or "liar"

Cannot understand sentence mistake?

Does a pun require an explicit reference to the word being punned?

Can "abscond" be used as a transitive verb?

Word for speaking over others

Expression for becoming homeless, which has the word 'street' in it? How about "pushed to the streets"?

"more than usual" vs. "more than usually"

How do native speakers understand "make an acquaintance"?

The most appropriate term for a noisy machine

Taxi Fraud or Taxi Scam?

There was a rumor + is/was

Why "inspector general", and not "general inspector", like German "Generalinspektor"?

Synonyms for the word 'scold'

Word Stress Within the Phrase I'm expecting someone

Single word antonym of "empathy"