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draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

2

final; eventual; ultimate

1

brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

two weeks; fortnight

1

one week

5

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman

2

or; otherwise

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

4

terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

3

time lag

1

information sharing

2

communication

1

high-quality

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

long journey; long trip

1

check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

1

app; application

3

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

the end (of); powder

1

operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution

4

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

1

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

2

to deliver; to hand over; to transfer

2

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

3

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

3

subsidiary (company)

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

entrance

5

had better ...; had better not ...

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

1

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

1

each room; every room

2

Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)

1

front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management

1

one rank; one grade

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

proposal; motion; recommendation

2

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

3

escape route; evacuation route

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

6

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

1

emergency exit

2

review; reconsideration; revision

1

difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty

1

major city

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1