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promotion (school, military, etc.)

2

certain; sure; no doubt

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again

1

aphrodisiac; love potion; philter

1

mandragora; mandrake

1

immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

1

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

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

1

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

1

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

2

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

1

to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design

1

precisely because

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

2

say; well; um; er

1

we

1

neglecting; leaving alone

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

protein; protein powder; protein supplement

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

1

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

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

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

bodily build; degree of fleshiness

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

high-quality goods; choice goods

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

3

to hang; to hang up

1

wall; fence

1

thank you for your continued patronage

1

Leonard

8

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

2

goat

2

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1