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to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over [= stumble] empezar lección
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she staggers back from the workshop with a heap of sketches and a headache
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a neat pile of things [heap], a large amount of something empezar lección
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she was sitting opposite me with a tall stack of books in front of her
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if your head or mind is _____ thoughts, ideas etc, you cannot stop thinking about them empezar lección
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Paris always sets her head buzzing.
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And look at the fabrics! I knew I'd seen those patterns somewhere before
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a small piece of cloth that people can look at when they are choosing cloth for clothes or for their home; sample empezar lección
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But normally she's playing around with photos and fabric swatches
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if police _____ a place, they make a surprise visit to search for something illegal; to make a sudden military attack on a place empezar lección
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she hardly ate a mouthful because she was too busy raiding his bookshelves.
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in bad condition [= shabby] empezar lección
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Heavy, dull paperbacks and second-hand hardbacks with tatty bindings.
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a small ring-shaped type of bread empezar lección
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As I chewed my bagel, I leaned sideways and read some of the titles
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to look around or over something by stretching or leaning empezar lección
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I craned my neck a bit further
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I craned my neck a bit further, trying to see the book she was holding
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the part of a book that the pages are fastened onto empezar lección
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I could make out the words on the spine
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a substance that comes from trees and is used for making perfume and incense empezar lección
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Did you know there's myrrh in Somalia
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a substance that is burnt to give a sweet smell, especially at religious ceremonies empezar lección
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I blinked. 'Yeah? And gold too? And frankincense?'
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a long angry speech criticizing someone or something empezar lección
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She waved her hands in the air, launching into a typical Sandy tirade about how important clothes are.
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I hate the way it chews life up and spits it out in T-shirts and tailoring and ten varieties of handbag.
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the newest and most exciting stage in the development of something empezar lección
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Fashion is part of being human—and it's right there, at the cutting edge of culture.
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Pol. torować nowe drogi w modzie empezar lección
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be at the cutting edge of fashion Fashion is part of being human—and it's right there, at the cutting edge of culture.
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someone who is ______ thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words - used to show disapproval empezar lección
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Well, if fashion's a knife, she's right there at the edge of the blade, slicing into everything that's pompous and settled and smug
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remaining the same, and not likely to change, if you feel _____, you feel comfortable about your life, your job etc, you like it and don't want to change anything empezar lección
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if fashion's a knife, she's right there at the edge of the blade, slicing into everything that's pompous and settled and smug.
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showing too much satisfaction with your own cleverness or success - used to show disapproval empezar lección
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if fashion's a knife, she's right there at the edge of the blade, slicing into everything that's pompous and settled and smug.
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with your eyes wide open and looking directly at something, especially in surprise or shock empezar lección
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Even my friend Ruby went goggle-eyed when she worked out the connection.
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