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electricity; (electric) light

2

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

2

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

1

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

3

to be at a loss for words

1

complete stranger; total stranger

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood

3

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

to thank

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

2

night watch; night guard; night shift

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

1

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

roof

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

1

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

when; at what point

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

wild idea; delusion

1

-ist; -er

1

frustration

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

this evening; tonight

1

24 hours; twenty-four hours

1

business; trade; operations; sales

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

to look around; to tour

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

2

very bottom; rock bottom

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

all you have to do is; just; that's all

2

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

3

sleepiness; drowsiness

1