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breakdown; rupture

2

compared with

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

3

cut in price

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

among (them); of (them)

2

cost; expense

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

6

audit; auditing

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

1

urgent business

1

however; because; as

1

battle

1

the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

1

summer vacation; summer holiday

16

extended leave; long vacation

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

3

(a) look; gaze

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

in a bad mood

2

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

to come to light

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

1

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

2

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

2

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

2

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

4

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

6

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

2

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

1

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

1

asleep (in bed); sick in bed

1

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

2

main gate; main entrance

3

night; nighttime

2

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

4

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

information exchange

1