emphasis (extreme adjectives - very)

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delicious
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very tasty indeed
dreadful
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very bad indeed
drenched / soaked
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very wet
distraught
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very upset indeed, probably because sth very bad has happened
famished
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very hungry indeed
filthy
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very dirty indeed
flabbergasted
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very surprised indeed
hilarious
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very funny indeed
livid
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very angry indeed
packed
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very crowded indeed; full of
parched
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extremely thirsty
priceless
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extremely valuable
riveting
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very interesting
superb
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very good indeed
brand-new
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completely new
to sit/stand bolt upright
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to sit/ stand with a very straight back
bone idle
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very lazy
crystal clear
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(for water) very transparent and clean; (for an explanation) very clear and easy to understand
dirt cheap
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very cheap (it can also follow the verbs buy and sell)
freezing (cold)
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very cold (used to describe the weather or how you fee)
paper thin
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very thin (used to describe walls, particularly inside houses and hotels)
pitch-black, pitch-dark
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completely dark
razor-sharp
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very sharp
red-hot
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very hot (used to describe metals, plates, etc that have become very hot)
sound/fast asleep
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completely asleep
stone cold
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completely cold (used to describe food or drink that should be hot)
stone deaf
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totally deaf
stuck fast
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stuck very firmly and unable to move
wide awake
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completely awake
wide open
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completely open

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