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sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

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to purse one's lips

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physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

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feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

3

uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects

1

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

1

generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize

1

typewriter

1

tag; slip; label; sticker

2

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

to hell with; be damned

1

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

1

stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

1

fuse

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snappingly; with a snap

1

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

good

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to exert oneself greatly; to take pains

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

1

to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

hardness and softness

1

continuation of war

1

settlement; permanent residency

2

property; fortune; assets

3

simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

1

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

2

third-year student

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road; load; lord

1

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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leaving school during a term

2

producer (film, TV, etc.)

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tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

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job hunting; job searching

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unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision

1

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

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implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging

3

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews

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manufacture; production

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good (place to leave off); convenient

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

patrol

2

audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium

3

laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

1

to frown; to scowl

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