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fashion

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

6

as usual; as normal

1

speaking voice; talking voice

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

1

suspension from school

1

deputy head teacher; vice principal

1

enough about ...

4

lawn; grass

2

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

13

wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

1

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

31

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

4

glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

without eating or drinking

1

noon; lunch time

1

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

2

reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

1

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

fixed content; settled matter; done deal

2

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

8

to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)

1

children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position

1

conventionality; triteness

8

greedy; avaricious; covetous

1

endgame; final stage

1

large number of people

3

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

4

heavy rain

1

big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

9

voyeur; Peeping Tom

2

undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck

1

target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)

1

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

8

apologetic

1

to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

2

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

cylinder or rod-shaped

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

3

catch and release (fishing)

1

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

2

preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

1

tomfoolery; monkey business

1