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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

2

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

5

sugar

9

super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)

1

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

2

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

nothing but; none other than

2

public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

3

weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs

113

to say; to tell; to state; to do

7

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

4

study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision

2

precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)

1

no need to guess; certainly

1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town

1

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

16

yes; that is so

5

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

I'll; let's; probably

1

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

deviation; departure; omission

6

lawyer; attorney

1

certified public accountant

1

to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

6

catchphrase; promotional line; slogan

1

almost everyone

1

to authorize

2

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

1

well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized

1

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

2

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

6

radar

1

abrupt; sudden

9

having ended; being resolved

3

sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting

5

grass-roots movement

1

so far as

1

spoon

1

raw materials; ingredients

1

preservative

1

(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent

2

display; array (of things); succession (of things)

1