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talking while standing; standing around talking

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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representative; delegate

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entrance

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

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selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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branch office; branch store

2

large-scale

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acquisition; possession

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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

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pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

3

to be exhausted; to be worn out

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

3

complete recovery of health

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verification; inspection

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two; 2

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counter for choices, options, etc.

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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early morning

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forcibly; against one's will

2

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

2

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

2

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

2

to bring someone along

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

2

schedule

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

3

company president; manager; director

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new product

3

it seems so; that's what it looks like

2

as you see; as you can see

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pluralizing suffix

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sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

3

whispering into a person's ear

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personnel selection

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to pray; to wish

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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