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big shot; higher-ups

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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guest

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

2

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

bad impression

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to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)

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second; number two; runner-up

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circuit; line

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injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate

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so much; so; like that

3

to insist on one's own ideas

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the whole town

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to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

3

wave; ups and downs

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storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop

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bedding; bedclothes

1

drink; beverage

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long ago; already; a long time ago

2

(being) out of stock

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consignment sale

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acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase

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written application

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counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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to be sold out

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just because; even if; even though

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

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Pembroke, Ontario

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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Monday

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Monday

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noon; midday; daytime; lunch

2

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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win; victory

4

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

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dismissal notice; pink slip (US)

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on the contrary

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to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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cabinet minister

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

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power; authority; influence

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to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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