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privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

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fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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variety of goods; number of articles

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minimum; lowest; minimal; least

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

3

without; but if; otherwise; or else

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deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

3

personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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war of attrition

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

2

to anticipate; to foresee

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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selling (real-estate) lots

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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week

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twice

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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what sort; what kind

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offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

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calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

3

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

cost price

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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one hour

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ten o'clock

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

2

monthly sales

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(period of) one year

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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several years; a few years

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preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

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green coffee bean

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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periodic; regular; routine

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roasting (e.g. of coffee)

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