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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase

1

foundation (makeup)

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to knock down; to knock off

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

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direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person

1

beggar; begging

1

even if; even though; if

1

stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall

2

higher rank; better position

1

stiletto (high heels)

1

conference room; council room

3

riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

8

while being out of the office or away from home

1

hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster

1

to make a start

1

guts

1

argument based on emotion; sentimental argument

1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

1

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

1

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

2

filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling

1

business magazine; financial magazine; economic magazine

2

help; aid; assistance

1

crying in sympathy; infectious crying

1

having little experience

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

2

Dona, Dona

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)

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noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

2

announcement; notice

2

dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

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exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

1

overconfident; presumptuous

1

to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

1

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

1

making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha

1

school friend

1

forte; strong point

1

to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

1

last train (of the day)

1

first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)

1

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

1

efficiency; moment

1

to tame; to win over

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trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

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law; rule

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