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show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment

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promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise

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industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

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hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers

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love hotel

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stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

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love

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one's mother

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

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chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink

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dried fruit

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brandy

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gin; jin

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gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

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impact of publicity or propaganda

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

measurement error; calculation error

1

happy tears; tears of joy

1

freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

1

shy person

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in public; in company

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to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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serious

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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packing; wrapping

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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headlock (wrestling move)

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good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

2

this evening; tonight

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to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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absinthe

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to be deep in talk

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whisky; whiskey

1

division into equal parts; equal parts

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measurement round the hips

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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inflammatory; lascivious; sensational

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to come into being; to be born

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