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chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

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employment examination

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OK; okay

4

experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

4

hand-to-hand combat

2

faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

3

iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

4

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

to take flight; to disappear

1

You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait

1

government worker; public servant; civil servant

1

to pass (examination)

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unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

4

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

2

to give a broad grin; to smirk

1

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

1

public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding

1

childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

2

to tower over the surroundings

2

foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel

2

weather-beaten

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wealthy person

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

1

high salary

1

extreme poverty

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

3

air of luxury; high class feel

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balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

1

bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

combined living room, dining room and kitchen

1

ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant

1

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

karaoke

4

no comment

2

confession

2

to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

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to hang on the wall

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bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl

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poster

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calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)

3

to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

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Starbucks (abbr)

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black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

2

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

2

graveyard; cemetery

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keepsake; memorabilia; memento

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