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group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)

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common; ordinary; conventional; customary

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decline; downfall; ruin(ation)

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

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small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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industrial association; industrial guild

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self-support

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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pessimism; disappointment

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to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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tax-bearing

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progressive taxation; graduated taxation

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rough estimate; mental arithmetic

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100,000,000; one hundred million

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tax revenue; tax revenues

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difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

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tax burden

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somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

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decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse

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on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

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to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

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show

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wind

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tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

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storefront; shopfront

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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real thing; original; actual

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joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker

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display window; shop window

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square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

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occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

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puzzle; problem

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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effective; successful

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wrapping paper

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cost

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counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

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serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

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constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal

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sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount

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previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

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