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It is not advisable to use a cloth to hold back the bleeding. It is medically advisable to use the gauze.
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Black. Depends on how cold. Any color except green.
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Some alternative words to use instead of "he" include: they, it, the person, the individual, one.
you can use or , otherwise, or rather than.
Acquired, obtained, received, or gained are alternative words that can be used instead of "got."
a or an
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Instead of the phrase "freaked out", try:stunnedstartledalarmedpanicked
Alternative words to use instead of "fake" could be artificial, counterfeit, synthetic, or imitation.
You could use words like us, we, our, ourselves.
If one chooses to use figures instead of words in a sentence/paragraph one must be consistent. That is use ONLY figures or ONLY words and do not mix them both.
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