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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

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tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

2

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

1

to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

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workflow

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in-house production

2

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

employment (long term); hire

4

transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)

15

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out

1

children

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

5

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

secretarial section

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

3

(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

2

in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train

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exhibition; display

3

to cancel; to call off

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

3

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

4

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

3

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

2

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

2

obedient; docile; quiet

4

problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy

1

premature

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)

1

gulf coast; bay coast

1

cloudy sky; overcast sky

1

clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

2

oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

2

with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily

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to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

3

parasitism

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isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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