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window-shopping; window-gazing

3

feint

7

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

height of; middle of; full bloom

1

spring clothing; spring wear; spring goods

1

motivation

1

absence; disregard; indifference

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

17

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

opening sale

1

crowd; turnout

2

desire; wish; aspiration

3

facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone

1

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

5

lower right

10

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

2

shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands

1

central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses

2

to be ill; to suffer from

1

this or that person; anybody; many people

3

many years; a long time

4

shoplifting; shoplifter

2

anthology

2

fourth court rank

7

questionnaire; survey; poll

2

placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)

1

chlorinated; chlorine

1

acidity; acidic

1

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

3

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

5

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

5

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

trying on clothes

7

contrived; false-sounding

5

high-class restaurant; high-end store

1

selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell

10

stare; gaze; fixation

2

"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

7

soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

2

general store

8

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

3

guard; security guard; security officer

1

great difference; major mistake

10

naturally; of course; understandably

2

that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...

1

behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

2