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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

4

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

2

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

2

to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

amber (colour, color)

1

liquid

1

to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

black tea

4

fragrant; aromatic

1

to make tea

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

highest grade; top class

1

tea leaf; tea leaves

1

to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

1

bitter

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis

2

plant; vegetation

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

2

to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

1

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

1

foolhardiness; daredevil courage

1

demand for; request

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

3

high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling

1

fresh

1

to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

1

after

3

progress; development

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

3

future trouble

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

1

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

2

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

young literary enthusiast

4

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

2

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

character

1

not until now; never yet

1

proposal; motion; recommendation

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

2