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negotiations; discussions; connection

3

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

1

warm and snug; soft and comfortable

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

market research

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

2

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

3

commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

2

degree of familiarity; popularity

2

reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

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rare case

1

in many cases

1

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

8

sales promotion; hard selling

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

4

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

low budget; low-budget

1

dozens; scores of; decades

2

business world; business circles; (the) industry

5

site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight

5

email newsletter; email magazine; e-zine; e-mag

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

effectiveness of advertising

1

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

opposite side; opposition

2

train; electric train

3

arrival

1

above the knee

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

1

to have an interest (in)

3

not worth considering; out of the question

1

contents; content

1

brand; bland

5

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

1

packaging

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

5

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

wind pressure

1

irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

1

to summon courage; to be brave

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

5