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studying for a test

2

final scene; the end; finale

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

in a little bit; after a short while

1

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

3

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

9

sweets; sweet food

1

to put one's strength into

1

staying up all night

1

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

1

taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening

2

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

4

this world; this life; world of the living

2

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

2

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

2

dessert; desert

3

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

2

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

1

crêpe

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

2

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

2

your daughter; young woman

1

couple

1

to get between; to be caught in

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

brand new

1

pink; erotic; blue; pornographic

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

truffle

1

to run a shop; to have a shop

1

menu; schedule; program; menu

1

which; what (way)

1

topping

1