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professional team (usu. in sport); pro team

2

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

2

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

2

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

2

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

3

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

2

promptly; quickly

1

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

9

illicit love affair

1

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

1

relay

2

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

3

to the end; to the last

7

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

3

boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

2

all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

5

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

3

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

3

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

7

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

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street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

4

please do (something)

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

rule

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

3

parent company

1

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

2

corporation

1

biggest shareholder; largest stockholder

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

3

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

2

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

item; event

1

to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel

2

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

2

miracle

2

baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

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passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)

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