Extra
Extra adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: the children tried to be extra quiet while their mother was recovering
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- In The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the East didn't really even rate as an extra, as she's only seen as a pair of feet sticking out from under Dorothy's house.
Source: Ascended Extra / Film -
Secret Relationship: Lane had a lot of those - Dave really went an extra mile on that one, and pretended to be really mean to her in front of their bandmates.
Source: Series / Gilmore Girls -
Besides, sometimes you just can't afford the extra time it takes to kill one more zombie, so you're really happy that you can instantly kill them with a Blover instead of just grounding them.
Source: Anti-Air
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