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putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity

1

PR brochure; public relations magazine

1

technique

5

professional

2

high income

1

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

1

side job; sideline; subsidiary business

2

to build one's career

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

5

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

7

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

1

inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone

1

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1

that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me

1

interval; step; pitch; key

8

modulation; change of key

1

musical

2

arrangement

2

omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

1

astronomy

1

round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting

2

coordinator

2

(news) scoop

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

gossip

1

weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal

1

notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

1

to get help; to enlist aid

1

rubbing one's hands together

2

price increase; rise in price; wage increase

1

night sky

1

to talk volubly

2

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

1

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

1

male-dominated society; patriarchal society

2

voting right

1

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

3

political

4

famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)

2

being inducted into a hall of fame

2

(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)

2

to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere

4

hot stock

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

6

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

period of youth; while young

2

standing firm; holding out

1

pharmaceutical industry

1

resurfacing

2

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

2