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candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

2

(world of) politics; political world; political circles

1

big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

5

repair; mending

1

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

1

to go; to come

2

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

2

to gather together

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

3

fresh blood

2

strong person; the strong; the powerful

3

haystack; hay bale

2

or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

2

honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

3

to offer for sale; to put on the market

1

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

2

selling price

2

dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)

1

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

2

foreign; abroad; overseas

2

crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes

8

purification; refining; simplification

8

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

3

audio fan; audiophile

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

10

something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

Franca (Brazil)

3

position

4

large profit; a killing

1

to sell over to

3

sunglasses

2

to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly

1

remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding

15

interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design

2

craftsmanship; artisanship

2

to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

2

(dead) end; end of the line

1

antique shop

2

double glazing; double-paned glass

2

raison d'être; reason for being

3

big-name brand; brand-name goods

3

Perseus

4

black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface

5

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

2

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

7

Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji

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material; physical

4