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company director; board member

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type of industry

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(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

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management policies

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secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

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in any case; whatever the case may be

1

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

2

transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover

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to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

4

diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted

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lubricant

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

5

stay; sojourn

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supplementary explanation

3

to make an appearance; to show up

5

manufacturer

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seller; vendor

1

information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

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important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

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to have; to possess

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son

2

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste

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to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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psychological warfare

1

extreme north; North Pole

1

war of words

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

1

donor; contributor; provider

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careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

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training (animals); breaking (animals)

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the next issue

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original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical

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understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

attractive body; nice-looking body

2

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

(sexual) bondage

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diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction

3

stiletto (high heels)

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pervert; deviant

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image; figure; figure; form; image

2

adult male; man

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interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

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tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

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salty (taste); briny

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sugar

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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