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20 Cards in this Set
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Dash
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Very tiny amount
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unison
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At exactly the same time
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platters
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Large plates
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beat a retreat
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Leave quickly
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mortified
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Embarrassed and humiliated
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relish tray
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A plate with cold vegetables like celery, broccoli, etc.
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stole glances
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Looked slyly/looked without anyone seeing you
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prawns
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Large shrimp
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head waiter
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The waiter in a restaurant who is in charge of the other waiters
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tails
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A long tuxedo coat
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etiquette
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Manners
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sultry
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Hot and steamy
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followed suit
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Did exactly the same thing
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nursed
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Ate or drank slowly
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spectacle
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Show/scene
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inflection
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Change in tone
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lavishly
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Generously
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perfect tense
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using “would have” before a past tense verb “would have finished”
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pluperfect tense
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using “had” before a past tense verb “had finished”
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future perfect tense
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using “will have” before a past tense verb. “will have finished”
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