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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

1

to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

3

ouch; ow

1

(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

1

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

1

greatly; very much; thanks a lot

1

early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

1

allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

1

such a thing; something like that

3

logical

4

express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

1

cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

9

late at night

6

I assure you it is

16

army commander

1

also called

3

pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

6

orange (color, colour)

1

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

1

superior (major) arc

1

bringing; taking; carrying

3

curt; blunt; point-blank

1

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

3

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

5

paperwork

5

deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end

1

local procurement; local content; sourcing locally

3

business opportunity

1

is not; am not; are not

2

to become bright; to become clear

1

quickly; swishing; whooshing

1

being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

2

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

rather than; more ... than ...

4

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia

6

intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue

13

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

2

declaration; profession

6

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

1

crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

9

bandit; brigand

2

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

1

a jewel in a dunghill

1