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smartphone; smart phone

1

reason; pretext; motive

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

3

apology; excuse

1

to be

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

captain

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

rooftop

2

event

2

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

close; intimate; on good terms

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

holiday; day off

2

street; quarter; district; area

1

to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

we

2

discovery; detection; finding

1

to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint

1

shadow; tail; following

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

however; but

3

bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

2

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

2

truth; reality

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

3

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

5

mother; mom; mum; wife

3

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

2

oh, yes?; really?

1