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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

1

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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just a little

2

instant; moment; for an instant

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

4

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

3

reporter

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

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interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

2

mulberry field

3

reporter; journalist

6

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

8

consumer

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

5

to answer; to reply

4

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

5

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

4

such; this sort of; like this

5

furthermore; even more

2

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

4

client

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interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

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no comment

1

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

15

press conference

2

end; close; termination

1

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

2

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

1

weekend

3

sampling

1

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

2

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

2

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification

1

be; is

7

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

5

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

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to the end; to the last

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