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magazine journalist

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to touch the vital point

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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certain evidence; definite evidence

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monthly magazine

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web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web

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to grasp the meaning

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political opponent

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innocence; being not guilty

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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present post; current office; (an) incumbent

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omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

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the right person in the right place

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distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep

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major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

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latest news; most recent news

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prudish; strait-laced; boring; square

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reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

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niche

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contract employee

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part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

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regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

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small scale; small family

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proofreading completed

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staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances

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under development; in development

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common press; lay publication; non-specialist press; general newspaper

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successively; one after another

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journalist

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both sides; two sides; double-sided

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having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover

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editor-in-chief

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established fact; fait accompli

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gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

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continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

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section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

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magnet

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being extremely busy; being swamped with work

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(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

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return to office

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preferential

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silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode

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the same day

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first-hand account

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panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad

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shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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