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shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to drag out

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

relief; aid; rescue

1

loud voice

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly

2

not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

2

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

3

effective; successful

2

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

simple calculation

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

weakening

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

since; henceforth

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

3

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

sealed letter

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

5

this evening; tonight

2

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

transactions; dealings; business

3

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

2

feelings of guilt

1

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

9

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

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