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to polish up; to shine up

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

1

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

snack break; snack time; tea time

1

to make tea

3

consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)

1

corpulence; fatness; obesity

1

earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth

2

to overeat

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to laugh scornfully

1

viewing as a problem; problematizing

2

a considerable number; a fair number

1

tail and feathers

1

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

2

real thing; original; actual

3

artificial sweetener

3

fine powder

2

to break the seal

1

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs

1

white makeup powder; (face) powder

1

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

1

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

period of youth; while young

2

to gain weight; to put on weight

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

5

to spend money

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

2

girl; lass; young thing; chick

6

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening

2

sales; demand

2

subject; theme

1

religious atmosphere

1

reading (books)

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

3

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

1

because of; owing to; due to

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enmity; grudge

2

ticket

3

to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

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to tell (someone) to ...

5

popular person; favorite; favourite

2

treating (someone) like they are air; ignoring (someone)

1

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

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