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many children; large family

1

able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

2

asset management

2

law

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

3

(your) judgment; discernment

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

tax planning; tax reduction strategy

1

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

2

machine

2

to fetch; to go and get

1

profitable; worn-out; crumbling

1

precious; valuable

1

look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk

1

to be saved up (of money)

1

sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author

1

to pass a day

1

summer vegetables

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

3

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

1

demotion; relegation; downgrading

1

to overwork

1

high price

1

to palm off; to force a sale

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

romantic comedy; rom-com

1

great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted

2

counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

1

popularity contest

1

superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

3

community; communication

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

2

high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

beer

1

front line; forefront

1

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

1

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class

1

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1

continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

4

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

3