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to take out a loan; to get a loan

3

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

4

direct management

3

to be saved up (of money)

1

old car; classic car; old motorcycle; classic motorcycle

2

dawn; daybreak

4

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

1

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

2

floor above; floor upstairs

3

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

office

3

viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform

2

Centerville

2

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

2

station building

1

mixed-use building

1

last year

2

modern

1

several years

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

2

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

3

oil

1

cultural sphere

2

to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

3

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

5

helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

1

Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan

1

garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment

1

being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people

2

herb; fragrant grass

1

oily; greasy; sticky

1

low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination

3

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

2

to move around; to move about; to get around

2

emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference

2

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

3

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

4

nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic

5

looking at each other; postponement; suspension; interruption

1

(a) step forward

1

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

1

Armorica

1

domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made

2

supplement

1

mineral

1

novelty (patentability requirement)

1

consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)

1

customs (duties); duty; tariff

1

productivity

2

production output; number of goods manufactured

1