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

2

reading (books)

1

(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand

1

kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

1

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

1

violent

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

2

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

2

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

3

reinforcement

5

arrival; coming; advent

2

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

3

correction; revision; amendment

1

direct

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

4

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

1

sanctions; punishment

1

to violate the law

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

3

self-defense; self-defence

1

risk

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

poor plan

1

excessive; immoderate

6

price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown

8

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

2

baked sweets

2

copper coin

4

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

3

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

8

state of mind; mentality; psychology

2

price; cost; value; worth; value

8

to palm off; to force a sale

1

extremely; highly

1

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

4

bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short

2

extreme; extremity

1

to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain

2

financial muscle; economic clout

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

rival; competitor; competition

1

paste (food, adhesive, etc.); paste

2

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

3

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

4

to mix; to stir; to blend

1