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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

1

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

5

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

1

ability; skill; facility

5

substantial matter; significant item

2

(medical) doctor; physician

1

large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

6

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

12

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

6

Ema

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

10

cake

8

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

2

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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store; shop

22

business; trade; operations; sales

10

in addition; besides

1

employee; worker

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

9

rest; quiet; repose

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

5

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

8

to laugh away; to laugh off

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

2

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

4

limit; bound

2

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

cause; origin; source

1

plate; dish

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

6

chiffon cake; sponge cake

3

black tea

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teatime; tea break; coffee break

1

oh; ah

2