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rational; logical; coherent

1

with a half-opened eye

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

headquarters; head office; main office

6

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

exit and entrance

3

to put on airs; to assume importance

1

notice; notification; report; posting

1

ceremony

1

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

beginning of the (fiscal) year

1

event; function

3

well, I must admit ...

1

Video Cassette (Tape) Recorder; VCR

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

to walk away; to saunter off

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

3

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

3

worldly affairs; ways of the world

1

news

2

to scan; to look over

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

hopeless; unworkable

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

2

term of office

1

election; selection; choice

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

1

graduate; alumnus

1

every year; yearly; annually

1

to shrug one's shoulders

3

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

privileged class

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

end of term; end of semester

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

13

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

11

nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment

3

resignation (from a position)

1

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

1

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

3

welcome party

1

unity; solidarity

1

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

1

split; division; break up

1