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party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)

2

euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect

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notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

2

while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

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conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

water's surface

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pebble; small stone

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

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full operation

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(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

farewell party

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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welcome party

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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newcomer; initiate; rookie

3

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

2

children

3

taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader

1

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

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(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

1

recruiting; job offer; job vacancy

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer

1

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

1

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

1

the ... in question

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hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

2

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

1

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

1

this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things

1

paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave

1

25th day of the month; 25 days

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place; location; room; space; sumo tournament

3

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

2

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

party; banquet; feast

1

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

workers; employees; people on duty

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to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

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