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coarse; rough; crude

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste

1

insane; fanatic

1

to cultivate; to foster

2

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

2

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

pit; shaft

1

emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

4

buffoon; jester

1

smiling with pity

1

press corps

3

in name only; titular; nominal

2

offensive (movement); aggression

1

television camera

1

civic life

1

relationship; relation

2

information media; press; news organs

3

specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product

6

several companies

1

other companies in the same business; rival firms

1

private management

1

slow; lagging; tardy

1

to disable; to override

1

act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery

1

to learn by hearsay

3

press conference

2

(together) with; -wide; including

1

friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

1

expiration of term of office

1

attaché case

3

model number

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

mind-control

1

small desk

1

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

2

attendance; participation; presence

1

magazine (company)

1

buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)

1

good-looking; fair; beautiful

1

feeling of calmness and relaxation

1

mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory

2

Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji

1

secret society

3

formation; combination

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

2

administrative reform

1

a trickle of tears

1