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finding employment; getting a job

3

interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)

2

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

2

whispering; murmuring; subdued

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

16

pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk

1

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

third; no. three

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

1

twice

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

2

customer service smile

1

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

4

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

3

reflexive; reflecting

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

2

to keep a watchful eye on

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

to hate; to dislike

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

talk; recital; narration; topic

1

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

2

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

calm; composed; leisurely

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

3

invitee

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

4

seating order

1

individual; one by one

1

on the occasion of

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

3

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

2