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to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

3

teatime; tea break; coffee break

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

6

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

6

tea party

1

totteringly; trudgingly

2

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

7

one person's portion

1

to rush back; to run back

3

transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)

6

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

5

news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

2

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

3

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

4

annoying; noisy; strict

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

3

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

suited figure; person in a suit

1

businessman; industrialist

1

counter for people

44

progress; being under way

2

report; information

21

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

1

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

1

income and expenditure

1

materials; data; document

15

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

5

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

3

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

4

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

10

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

visitor; caller

13

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

2

summary; digest

1

we

2

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

12

private; personal

2

connection

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

9

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

6

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

3

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

3

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

8

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

9

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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