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to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

3

fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory

2

each and every; all

1

this and that; one thing and another

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

glorious achievement; distinguished service

1

certain; sure; doubtless

1

perfection; thoroughness; consummation

1

long-term stay

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

ambassador

1

during a stay

2

decision-making

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

to undertake a duty

1

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

2

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

1

like; as if; the same as

1

third day of the month; three days

1

after

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

motherland; fatherland; native country

3

not long has passed since ...

1

emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation

1

attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed

1

direct

1

military threat

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

to break; to smash

1

recent years

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

growth stock; person with future promise

1

national polity; National Athletic Meet

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

3

lord of a manor; estate steward

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

1

reciprocal relationship; mutually beneficial relations; relationship with benefits to both parties

2

to entrust; to leave to a person

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

our

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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