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tie up(join, catch, interest, arrest)
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being in use(occupied, room, telephone)
2
have a fling at(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, join)
2
in force(idiom, running, functioning, operational)
2
set about(verb, phrasal verb, join, catch)
1
try on for size(verb, idiom, join, catch)
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actively at work(feature, work, busyness)
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actively engaged(feature, full, occupied, busyness)
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actively engaged in pastime(activity, game, pastime)
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actively engaged in work(activity, work, interest)
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attentively engaged in pastime(activity, game, pastime)
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attentively engaged in work(activity, work, interest)
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being used(occupied, room, telephone)
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busy as a beaver(idiom, activity, business, characteristic)
1
crowded with(feature, full, occupied, busyness)
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excessively decorated(feature, detail, ornate)
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excessively detailed(feature, detail, ornate)
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foolishly active(characteristic, behavior, meddling)
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full of activity(activity, time, place)
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full of distracting detail(full, ornate, decoration)
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