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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

consumer financing firm; loan shark

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

the ... in question

5

dangerous; risky

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

grinning; smirking

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

2

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

proportion

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

pincushion

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

5

rich person

1

sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

1

easy money

1

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

journal; magazine; periodical

3

part; component

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

to grasp tightly

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

6

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

1

lower jaw; mandible

1

cat's cradle

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

4

to shake; to sway; to waver

3

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

1

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

3

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

2

to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

illegal copy; pirate copy

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debt collector; bill collector; repo man

2

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

1

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery

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