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avid reader; bookworm

3

without sparing time for sleep

2

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

2

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)

4

business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise

4

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

4

working in the fields; working on a farm

1

herb; fragrant grass

2

to grow vegetables

1

intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)

2

every quarter; all sides

2

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

2

to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve

1

professional job; profession

1

botanical garden

2

one's birthplace

1

bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)

2

good customer; prime customer; valued clientele

2

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

1

to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)

2

bad influence; negative influence

2

in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

3

time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work

1

with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

5

to keep a record; to keep a tally

1

somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm

1

reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy

2

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

1

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

1

pangs of conscience

1

two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages

2

extensive; spacious

2

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

1

to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom

1

gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

6

full-time service

2

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

1

kindness; favour; favor; hospitality

2

residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

1

on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

6

target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient

2

to grow in clusters

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at work; in the midst of work; working

4

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

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subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted

5

to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare

1

notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged

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