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editing; compilation

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the staff; inside the department

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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chance; opportunity

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

4

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

even more; still more; further

1

to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask

1

hence; for that reason

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person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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this time; now

3

too much; excessive; too

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch

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to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

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dust

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great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

4

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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I; me

2

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

2

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

2

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

2

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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be; is

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

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to hide; to conceal

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shady; underhanded; questionable

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

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means; way; method; measure

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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