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to get in touch with

5

world's first; first in the world

2

live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

4

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

to run around; to bustle about

1

first thing in the morning

1

to carry a plan forward

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

3

to answer the phone

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

deal

4

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

3

to laugh scornfully

2

assurance; guarantee

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

2

spread; span; expanse; extent

2

reverse discrimination

1

(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion

1

suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

1

democratic nation; democratic country

2

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

6

precedent

3

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

2

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

4

projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out

1

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

3

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

2

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

2

advance; moving forward; progress

1

to pay

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compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

2

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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question and answer session

1

public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing

1

section

2

ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head

3

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

3

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

1

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

1

den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room

1

open secret

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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