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artifact; artefact

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

4

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

does not seem (to be)

1

(process of) elimination

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

2

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit

9

first meeting; first interview with

3

employment examination

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

2

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

2

famous; well-known

5

substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

1

moneylending; moneylender

4

consulting

1

slave traffic; slave dealer

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

2

to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

7

feudal lord

11

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

8

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position

3

vivid; clear; distinct

3

one's subordinate

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

13

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

5

reliance; dependence

1

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

5

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

7

people

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

3

assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault

2

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

4

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

2

seeing off and meeting on return

1

period of time; time slot; time zone

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

participation; joining; entry

2

event

7

today; this day

6

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release

3