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late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

presence (impressive quality)

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

veil

5

bride

3

one's real mother

1

custom

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

personal (employee); employed; retained

1

designer

1

seamstress

1

to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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tiepin

3

embarrassing; awkward

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

1

it seems so; that's what it looks like

1

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

1

to become better; to improve

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

1

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

to fall in love (with); to love

1

to look forward to something

2

to hate; to dislike

1

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

1

a quarrel; argument

1

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

stay; sojourn

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misunderstanding

2

inspection; observation

2

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

3

to be reliable

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Diaz

78

irresolute; hesitant

2

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

3

love affair

3

to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up

2

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

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