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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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check

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financial backer; financial supporter

4

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation

3

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

4

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

5

thousands; several thousand

6

100,000,000; one hundred million

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funds; capital

3

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

2

inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

delight; great joy

1

to overflow from something full

1

pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

congratulatory address

1

you (plural)

1

floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

1

dazzling; radiant

2

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

3

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

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moderate

2

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

5

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

4

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

2

to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

2

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

our company; my company

3

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

4

complete works; complete collection; complete series

6

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

publishing department

5

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

2

help; assistance; service

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

3

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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bookstore; bookshop

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

1

easy; simple; plain

3

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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