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failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

3

short term; short time

1

large amount of money; great cost

3

efficient

3

three; three years of age

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

3

several months

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

to swell up

1

relative; relation

1

friend

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

billboard; advertising sign

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

period; term; interval

2

several years; a few years

1

even more; still more; further

1

extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

business failure

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

profitable; worn-out; crumbling

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

1

to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

2

full

1

three years

2

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

1

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

3

creation; Creation (by God)

1

world conquest; world domination; taking over the world

1

moderate

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

1

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

insurance; guarantee

4

compound interest

1

annuity; pension

4

receiving payments (pension, ration)

1

-years-old

3

life expectancy

2

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

1

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1