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market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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article; news story; report; account

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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pharmaceutical (drug) company

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production line

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

3

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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sudden price jump; steep price rise

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last month

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market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

selling out immediately

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

3

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

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buying up of goods; cornering (market)

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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generally

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urgency; emergency

2

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

2

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

2

promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

2

price hike; mark-up

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

2

comment

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

possession; owning

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

5

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

2

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

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

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to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

serves you right!

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

3

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

2

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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sleep

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