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to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening

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urgency; emergency

1

friend; acquaintance

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date

2

concession; conciliation; compromise

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

5

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

3

2nd day of the month; two days

5

after

2

payment date; date of payment

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(means of) raising money

2

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

3

to run around

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inefficient

1

exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

1

gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot

2

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

copying; duplication; reproduction; copy

1

technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities

2

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

2

forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification

6

individually; separately

1

serial number; consecutive number

1

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

(the thing) itself

1

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

6

capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty

1

severe punishment; rigorous measures

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

3

actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)

3

strong opposition; vehement opposition

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

reference; consultation

1

unreasonable demand

2

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

5

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

1

flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

1

to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly

1

to suck; to lick

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can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

3

offensive (movement); aggression

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