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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

3

scarce; rare

8

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

2

precious; valuable

3

high price

3

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); anaguma castle (defensive opening)

3

arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

3

cheap hotel

1

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

4

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

2

worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

1

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2

to point at

2

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

2

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

curt; blunt; brusque

1

second half; latter half

1

HMS Thane (D48)

8

in a bad mood

3

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

1

to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

2

shit!; damn!

1

heavy loss

1

to break down crying

1

drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk

2

persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

worthlessness

1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

2

viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

2

to shut the lid

1

travel expenses

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

season; time of year

1

to sell at a high price

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

1

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1