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mediator; go-between; middleman; broker

1

the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

1

working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

1

motivation

1

teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands

71

to be suspicious (of something or somebody)

1

the establishment

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

1

to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

8

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

2

promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

4

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

1

down to earth; reasonable

1

grade; class; degree; magnitude

1

for personal use

1

customization; customisation

1

inconvenient

2

jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced

2

turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

1

call; visit

5

running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody

1

seniority by length of service

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

coherence; order; focus; point

1

ten o'clock

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

2

to explain; to dispel doubts

3

person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer

3

handling complaints

1

weak point; unskillfulness

2

profound; deep

1

professional gambler; gamester

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

1

to sit down; to take a seat

3

sports-minded; sports-oriented

1

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

2

to transcribe; to copy

1

oath; vow; pledge; covenant

1

gnash

1

no loss or gain; coming out even

1

Book of the Dead (ancient Egypt)

1

from what (I've) seen; given that ...

1

document collection

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption

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