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My mother has a real ..... thumb. She is so good with plants and they all do well under her care.

When my husband and I got married, we had to go through a lot of ..... tape because I am a citizen of another country. These are bureaucratic procedures that one must go through in order to get approval from the government.

The ..... market refers to the illegal sale and trade of goods.

I saw ..... when the manager told me that his store does not have a return policy. I was so angry because the item I bought from him didn't work at all and he wouldn't take it back.

She was as ..... as a sheet after the break-in. She was so scared that she needed counseling afterwards.

I tried to warn my son about that girl until I was ..... in the face but he wouldn't listen. Now, he realizes that she was only after his money.

The rookie is quite ..... so don't give him too many difficult tasks this week. He'll get more experience in time so you will have to carry most of the workload until he does.

Tom is the boss' ..... boy. Tom can't do anything wrong because the boss thinks he is so great.

Wow, Steven sure has a ..... personality. He's so boring and hardly said anything to anyone at the party. What a bore!

When the doctor told Anne about her serious, medical condition, she looked as ..... as a ghost. She was so afraid and I didn't know how to help her.