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and (also); both ... and; as well as

8

commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

6

executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities

1

jurisdiction

1

transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution

1

injury; harm; danger

8

two dimensional code (e.g. QR code); 2D barcode; matrix barcode

4

subtitles; captioning

4

supplementary explanation

1

to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

19

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

2

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely

3

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

2

two copies

3

nap; doze

1

rightly; properly; moderately

1

late at night; at a late hour

1

calm before the storm; lull before the storm

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

2

to move out (of); to leave; to vacate

1

consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

1

troublemaker

1

in proportion to; just as much as

3

medical affairs

8

assistance; support

20

major surgery; major operation

2

electronic parts; electronic components

1

currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

1

outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field

1

two copies

1

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

5

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

3

suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation

1

to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

1

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

1

factory automation; FA

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

2

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

5

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

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to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

abandoned factory; disused factory

1

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

4

with a clank

1

optics

1

camouflage; disguise

1

subterranean tunnel

22

military installations

16