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popcorn

5

morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

frequent; common; usual

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lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

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unexpected; surprising

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belly; abdomen; stomach

3

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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painful experience

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godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

1

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

1

butter

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caramel (soft candy)

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three; 3

3

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

3

to do

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

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employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

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any one; any; whichever

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what would (you) do?; what to do about it

2

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

4

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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theatre; theater; playhouse

1

entrance; admission; entering

2

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

3

screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

6

to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

4

low voice; whisper

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screen

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to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

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that well-known ...

2

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

4

for this reason

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

2

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

4

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

7

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

2

seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum

1

motif

1

student (esp. a university student)

3

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

3

(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews

1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

1