Laid-off lawyers

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Far off date
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really distant date
Postponing
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rearrange for later date/hour
Cyclical downturn
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downturn that take place in cycle
To reckon
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to think, to consider
Venerable
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respected, often because of age
Chunk
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meaningful part, huge part
Undergo
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endure, sustain, go through
Profound
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deep, serious
Unprecedented
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without precedent
Severity
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harshness
Dry up
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be on hold, be frozen, be stopped
To frown upon
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to look for something unfavorably
To dissolve
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melt from solid to liquid, becoming weaker
Shrinkage
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decline
Patchy
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irregular
Hold back
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put on hold, wait with something
Fare better
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do better
Parcel out
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to distribute
Nascent
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emerging
Quango
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committee to oversee something
Billable hour
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paying for every singe hour of somebody’s work
Follow in the footsteps
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to imitate someone’s moves

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