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hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

4

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

6

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

8

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

4

Silver Week; string of public holidays and weekend days sometimes occurring in September, October or November

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

the whole country

3

excessive supply; oversupply

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

6

shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

5

disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

23

news

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

3

isn't that right?

59

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

3

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

4

ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh

7

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

5

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

45

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

6

that's the way it is; such is life

3

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

9

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

5

a bit more; a bit longer

4

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

13

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

1

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

6

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

10

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

14

schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus

4

all; everyone; everybody

32

really; truly; indeed; good grief

10

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

20

to think of; to come up with

1

forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

9

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

25

to name; to call; to christen; to term

2

killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing

1