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soon; shortly; before long

1

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

4

provisional seizure; provisional attachment; provisional garnishment

5

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

9

of all things (people, places, days, etc.)

1

business partnership

8

relation; relationship

5

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

2

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

election

1

board of directors; board of directors' meeting

1

brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

1

salary; wages; pay

2

reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting

1

entertainment expenses

1

paying one's own way

1

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

3

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

1

emotional; sentimental

2

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

3

how; in what way; how about; questionable

3

as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

5

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

9

hindrance; impediment

1

election; selection; choice

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

8

rather; better

1

delivery; dispatch; despatch; service of process

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

4

preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity

1

gentle; mild-mannered

1

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

4

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

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

7

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die

1

to settle (a problem)

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

4

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

2

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

4