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it's been a long time; long time no see

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

2

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

2

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

mother; wife

7

to be silent; to say nothing

4

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

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

3

during absence from home

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

5

nagging; griping

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

8

to be reliable

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

3

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

1

consultation on career, university, etc. choices

2

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

6

each; every

1

stealing

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

bluff

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

4

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

2

written oath; covenant; pledge

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

9

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

a matter for the police; a brush with the law

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

2

to lend a hand; to help

6

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

persuasion

2

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

2

down payment; deposit

1

earthquake

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

whistleblowing

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

ambulance

4

jumping off

2

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

2