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biggest shareholder; largest stockholder

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wishful thinking

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brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)

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old type; old style

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

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question; question (mark)

2

note; memo; memorandum

3

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

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modifier

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(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge

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strength of a brushstroke

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pencil sharpener

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individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

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dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

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deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall

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soccer player

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brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit

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cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination

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unexpected meeting; coincidence

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scan

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resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)

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color tone; colour tone

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the big two...; two major...; two main...

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sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene

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bravo

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time machine

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denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale

2

sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy

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base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold

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recording medium; storage medium

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characteristic

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usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

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small box; casket

4

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

3

the number of days; date

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assault; violent attack

3

one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life

3

target group; target persons

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attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

4

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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warm and snug; soft and comfortable

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

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(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

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a relative; familiarity

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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corkscrew

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corkscrew

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somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner

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to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)

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