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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

4

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

4

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

2

black market

4

to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

4

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

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

1

to be silent; to say nothing

1

footpath; walkway; sidewalk

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

4

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

2

being intrusive; intrusive person

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

annoying; noisy; strict

2

going to and fro; back and forth

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

3

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

step; pace; stride

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

reminiscent talk

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

7

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

3

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

9

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

2

glossy; bright; slick

2

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

2

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

3

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly

2

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

4

such; this sort of; like this

11

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

3

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

2

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

24

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

4

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

7

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

3