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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.

3

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

6

locked room; secret room

2

driver's seat (in a car)

3

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

3

personal feelings; self-interest

2

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

1

regret; repentance

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

corner; nook; recess

2

to speak; to hear a voice

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

3

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

5

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

superintendent; supervisor; warden

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

3

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

2

to turn off power

1

same sex

2

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

2

always; constantly

4

base station

1

radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

2

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

perception; sensing; noticing

2

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

many; a multiplicity of

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

3

teacher (classroom)

5

heartfelt

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

2

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

7

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

3

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

1

southern route

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

2

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

3

overcrowding; crowded; congestion

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

2

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

altogether; entirely

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