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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

annoying; provoking

3

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

1

very important person; VIP

2

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

2

management

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

without

1

to lose a closely fought contest

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

3

trade promotion by a government or industrial leader

3

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

2

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

2

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

with a clank

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

off-the-record

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

5

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

claimant; caretaker

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

6

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

2

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

7

rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared

2

change of occupation; career change

2

registration; accession; register; entry; record

4

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

ill-omened; unlucky

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

1

personal history; curriculum vitae; resume

1

blank period; window period; interregnum

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

3