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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

4

living space

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

5

time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

2

in search of; in order to look for

1

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

3

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

3

unrelated

4

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

last chance

1

difficult to speak about

3

olive (colour); olive brown

1

cloth-covered

1

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

sense of security

2

pinpoint

3

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

why

1

twice

2

before ... days (months, etc.)

1

to buy back; to redeem

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

in; at; for

2

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

6

buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement

1

regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

buying; purchasing

1

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

2

ghost story; tale of the supernatural

1

tone

1

regular customer

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

2

this sort of; this type of

5

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

10

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

4

eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)

2

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

3

certain; definite; clear; credible

1

coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

4

practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)

2

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

3

dealing with; coping with

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