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demotion; relegation; downgrading

1

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

2

to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)

2

being somewhat excited (agitated)

2

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

4

theory

2

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

9

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

4

bad-tempered

2

well done!; bravo

2

to cut the Gordian knot

1

direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim

1

loss-making corporation; money-losing enterprise; lossmaker

1

rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

2

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

2

to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of

1

smiling; grinning

1

assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

5

a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

4

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

2

censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

4

incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence

2

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

3

seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

2

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

9

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

5

to be thirsty

2

timewise; temporal; chronal

4

to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish

3

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

7

to boil; to seethe

1

prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building

2

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

12

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises

2

sale; sales; selling; marketing

1

line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

light meal; snack; refreshments

2

spin-off merchandise; related merchandise

1

powerful; strong

13

push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)

2

extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super

3