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to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

2

to make sure of the truth

2

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

1

safety; welfare; well-being

4

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

1

to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

1

squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)

5

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

4

under the orders of; by order (command)

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

4

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

3

things; everything

2

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

3

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

momentary; instantaneous

1

continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

2

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

5

to get in touch with

1

to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate

1

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

2

to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

1

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

1

fundamental; basic

1

delicately; weakly; gently; supplely

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

disgrace; shame

1

eerie; spooky

2

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

2

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

3

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

4

since when; from when; how long

6

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

2

serious illness; dangerous disease

2

to be ill; to suffer from

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

4

pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

2

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

lower back pain; lumbago

2

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

1

cause unknown

1

lord; master

1

betrayal; infidelity

1

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

7

unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

4