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precious; valuable

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

1

breast pocket

1

leather

1

case (container); case (instance, situation); case

1

business card

2

headhunting

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

global standard; global standards; worldwide standard; international standard

1

exchanging business cards

2

order; sequence; procedure

2

in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer

1

several people; a few people

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

1

indescribable

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

right; privilege

1

just a little

1

place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off

2

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

1

to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

to hit hard; to strike hard

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

technique; art; skill; move

2

to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered

1

largest company; industry leader

1

name recognition; established reputation

1

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

1

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

1

to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)

1

one-sided game

1

to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly

1

politics; government

1

field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)

1

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

1

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1