2
gaudy(adjective, fancy, elegant, beautiful, lavish)
2
have a fling at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, join)
2
high-wrought(adjective, fancy, elegant, beautiful, lavish)
2
hopping(adjective, activity, movement, mark, life)
2
in force(expression, idiom, running, functioning, operational)
2
labored(adjective, fancy, exact, complex, involved)
2
luxurious(adjective, fancy, exact, complex, involved)
2
ornamented(adjective, fancy, exact, complex, beautiful)
2
overelaborate(adjective, fancy, elegant, beautiful, lavish)
2
painstaking(adjective, fancy, keen, exact, active)
2
preengage(verb, join, catch, interest, arrest)
2
preoccupied(adjective, happy, deep, involved, absorbed)
2
quick(adjective, keen, intense, energetic, lively)
2
resourceful(adjective, energetic, daring, innovative, ingenious)
2
set about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, join, catch)
2
showy(adjective, fancy, exact, complex, elegant)
2
studious(adjective, thoughtful, serious, attentive, meticulous)
2
swamped(adjective, active, overrun, occupied, engaged)
2
troublesome(adjective, impertinent, pushy, meddling, intrusive)
1
try on for size(verb, expression, idiom, join, catch)
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