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killing time; staving off boredom

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much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

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daydream

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

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a throw; a fall

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

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satin

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pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic

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choker (type of necklace)

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base of the throat; bottom of the neck

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bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)

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high laced shoes or boots

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tips of one's hair; hair ends

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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perfect; complete; flawless

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(set of) facial features; looks

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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journal; magazine; periodical

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screen

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turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)

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unidentifiable; unidentified

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to hold one's breath

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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wounded soldier; disabled veteran

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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since; this person

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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client; requester

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speculation; thinking; meditation

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noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

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desk

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

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roof

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tower

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly

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macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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extensive; spacious

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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visit for no reason; go on fool's errand

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to be reliable

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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