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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

3

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

2

business trip; official trip

11

Turi, Apulia

82

several people

2

dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)

1

Renaissance

2

intention; idea; inclination; wish

1

Hugo

6

cook; chef

11

kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll

6

estimate (of costs); budget

4

leadership; initiative; spearhead

4

choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

1

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

with a grin

2

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

2

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

2

ability; capability; skill

5

ho-ho

1

to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

10

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

4

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

2

incombustibility

13

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

3

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

3

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

7

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

22

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

3

stock; inventory

5

payment

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

4

amount of money; sum of money

3

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

to rely on

1

to push away; to push aside; to shove

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

4

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

materials; data; document

5

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2