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after staying up all night

1

drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily

1

finishing writing; completion of a manuscript

1

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

3

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

4

popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

first half

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

5

(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

one year; some time ago

3

holiday; day off

1

number; amount

4

to count; to enumerate

1

number of books

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

4

calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

asking oneself

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

10

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

4

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

4

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

(someone else's) daughter

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

boss; chief; head

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

6

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

3

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

2

roughly

1

scrubbing and washing; kitchen work

1

missus; missis

4

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

1

to wipe; to dry

1

chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

2

perm (hairstyle); permanent wave

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

3

family; members of a family

2