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alternately; by turns; one after the other

2

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

1

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

1

employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

2

whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)

1

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

falconer; hawker

2

external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries

3

negotiation

3

(exercising) the right to command

1

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

1

to get tired out; to be exhausted

1

trial; judgement; judgment

1

miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs

1

to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed

1

half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)

2

well done!; bravo

3

one's weak point

1

weak point; unskillfulness

1

bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

2

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

1

decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

unreserved

1

to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)

2

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

main thread (of a story)

2

acquaintance

1

patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)

2

doctor's office; medical office; sickbay

3

wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip

2

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

to congratulate; to celebrate

7

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)

1

rare; seldom

1

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

1

everyday; always; at all times; frequently

1

lab; language lab

1

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

3

gunpowder; powder

1

test tube

1

skull and crossbones

1

medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals

1

closely-guarded secret; top secret

1

subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)

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