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(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

2

public interest; public benefit; public good

1

to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss

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time-stamp; time-stamping machine

9

lantern; lanthanum (La)

3

to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)

2

background image; static image

1

to buy back; to redeem

1

maestro

3

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...

1

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

2

unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public

1

joint control

1

whole face; all over one's face

1

cartel; syndicate

13

Big Three (car makers, TV networks, etc.)

4

to gather together

2

personal opinion

1

all companies; each company

2

project

2

connection; relation

2

tax system

1

regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw

1

color bars (television test pattern); colour bars

1

the big three ...

1

the greater part

4

latest technology

3

conservative

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adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft

1

fresh off the farm; inexperienced

1

newcomer; tyro

1

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

2

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

1

senior; veteran; old-timer

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses

1

ambition; aspiration

1

leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal

1

customer

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to run a shop; to have a shop

2

to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

3

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

3

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

2

information retrieval

2

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

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