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business; trade; operations; sales

3

subordinate person

3

who the heck; just who

1

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

sarcastic; derisive

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

1

groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

3

way; method; means; resource; course

2

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

niche (market, industry, hobby, etc.); niche; niche

1

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

1

deep place; depths; depth; profundity

1

to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

willpower; energy; vitality

2

whatever

1

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

4

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

2

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

pale; pallid

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

2

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

5

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

4

to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

1

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

1

I've got to be going; I must go

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

impulsive

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide

1

crime

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

1

to slap down; to knock down; to floor

2

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

1