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100

Crane

That bird is a crane.
They had to use a crane to lift the object.
She had to crane her neck to see the movie.

100

Alice was carrying a large clothes basket from the bedroom down the stairs to the laundry room. She struggled under the weight of the basket. She wished her younger brothers would help her. Instead, they were playing. She had heard them throwing a baseball in the house earlier. She had told them to go outside. They had gone to the backyard, but they had left the baseball on the stairs. 

She fell down the stairs because of the baseball.

100

Cross your fingers  

For good luck.

100

NBD

No big deal

200

Date


Her favorite fruit to eat is a date.
Joe took Alexandria out on a date.
Not to date myself, but I remember listening to radio shows as a kid.
What is your date of birth?

200

Winston stood at the store counter. It was hard to make a decision. On the one hand, he had just enough money to buy the new game he wanted so badly. However, he had come to the store to buy his mother’s birthday present. If he bought her present, he would have to wait another week to have enough money for the game. As he looked at the game, he remembered that his mother made his favorite soup when he was sick. He also thought about how proud she was when he won the relay race. His mind was made up. 

He bought his mom the gift.

200

Fell on deaf ears

  People wouldn't listen to something.

200

ROTFL

Rolling on the floor laughing

300

Engaged

They got engaged on March 7th.
The students were very engaged in the presentation.

300

It had been a beautiful sunny day. Now George saw the clouds begin to roll in. The gentle breeze of the day started blowing steadily. In the distance the blue sky was now a dark, angry purple. Far away, but coming closer, George saw something that scared him. He ran to the house to tell his mother that they needed to get into the storm cellar right away. 

A tornado was approaching.

300

Get cold feet

 Be nervous.

300

JK

Just kidding

400

Foil

Please wrap the sandwich in aluminum foil.
They learned about the role of a dramatic foil in English class

400

Where amI? I sat on the bench while Mother and Punch went into the room. I was a little worried about Punch, but I knew that he would get good care. As I waited I watched a tiny puppy wander toward the lady with a cat in a crate. The lady at the desk talked to a man with who was buying medicine.

Vet

400

Giving the cold shoulder

Ignore someone.

400

tmrw

Tomorrow

500

Leaves
 

The children love to play in the leaves.
They do not like when their father leaves for work.

500

Where am I? The line stretched forever. People put their bags on the floor and inched them forward. My father and I removed our shoes. There was an announcement about a gate change and a delay on an arrival from Chicago.

Airport

500

Have a change of heart  

Changed your mind

500

FWIW

For what it's worth