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cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

4

the ... in question

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition

3

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

4

selection; screening

3

to employ; to engage

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ideal; ideals

6

interview (e.g. for a job)

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the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

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numbered tag; numbered ticket

6

badge

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stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji

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first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order

1

during a stay

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

4

(written) report

6

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

2

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

2

inspection; observation

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group (usu. of people)

9

line

7

to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

4

in low spirits; dejected; sad

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disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

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hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation

1

stage; performance

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gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

6

early

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

5

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

1

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

6

pace

4

retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

5

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

2

low speed; slow speed

1

march; parade

1

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

4

(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment

1

relief; aid; rescue

8

disqualified person

3

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

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person of high rank or position

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