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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

3

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

2

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

2

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

to discuss; to talk together

3

deposits; reserves

1

demand; request

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

2

furthermore; even more

3

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

4

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

7

smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it

1

both; (not) either

3

high-ranking; senior

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

notes; draft; manuscript

1

easy to read; legible; clear

1

impression

2

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

2

production output; number of goods manufactured

1

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

1

belligerent

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

1

number of persons; personnel

1

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

1

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

3

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

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reader

1

to have an interest (in)

2

miner

5

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

3

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

3

entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization

1

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

2

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

2

in a bad mood

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billboard; advertising sign

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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