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| bargain | v. to negotiate // n. an advantageous purchase |
| bear | v. to have tolerance for; to endure |
| behavior | n. the manner of one's actions |
| checkout | n. the act, time, or place of checking out (paying) as at a hotel, library, or supermarket |
| comfort | v. to calm somebody // n. a condition or feeling of pleasurable ease, well-being and contentment |
| expand | v. to increase the size, volume, quantity or scope of; to enlarge |
| explore | v. to investigate systematically |
| item | n. a single article or unit |
| mandatory | adj. required or commanded; obligatory |
| merchandise | n. items available in stores |
| strictly | adv. rigidly, without flexibility |
| trend | n. the current style; vogue |
| worn out | adj. describing clothes that have been worn so much, they are tattered or shabby (looking very old) (My jeans are worn out. They have 2 big holes in the knees and the color has faded.) // adj. very tired (After a full day of shopping, I am worn out.) |
| apparel | n. clothing (You will find the jackets in the apparel section of the catalog). |
| aisle | n. a passageway in the supermarket, on an airplane.... (The mayonnaise is on the condiments aisle. On which aisle is the canned tuna?) |
| frivolous | adj. silly, not serious, extravagant (not needed - spending too much money for something) (You should spend your money on essential items, not on frivolous items that you don't need.) |
| cash register | n. a machine that tabulates the amount of sales transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a drawer in which cash can be kept. (Please go to the checkout where you can pay for your items at the cash register. The cashier will take your money, open the cash register to put your money inside and take out the necessary change.) |
| adhere | v. to follow through or carry out a plan without deviation (We strictly adhere to the store's policy of not hiring family members of employees. We never deviate (vary) from this regulation.) |
| try on | v. to put on (clothes) to test the fit (I tried on the jeans to make sure they fit.) |
| sale | n. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks (They are having an unbelievable sale at Macy's department store next week. There are going to be some very low prices on everything.) |
