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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

2

impact of publicity or propaganda

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

4

enlargement; increase

2

in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

so; like this; in this way

5

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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)

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

1

sense of responsibility

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

2

rule of thumb

1

conviction; belief; confidence

2

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

2

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

1

that is to say; so that means

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

6

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

20

complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel

1

additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

12

fundamental; basic

1

media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media

3

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

5

failure; mistake; blunder

5

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

human face

1

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

2

such ... as; or some such

3

despair; hopelessness

1

they; them

3

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

3

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

comment

2

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

6

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

7

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

3

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager

1

you could say that

1

writer; novelist

3

success or failure; outcome; result

2