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n. - The act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion; The act of engaging the services of (a person or group); An unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly;

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  • The problem here in most popular places in the high season a reservation is a must.
  • IIRC, the consequence of an illegal reservation is somewhat unclear.
  • Hi CH, the first reservation is yours of course, a table by the window?
  • The first reservation is that we are not yet ready to tackle it in a decisive way.
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