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novel; original; new; innovative

1

library; book collection; paperback book

1

(a) few; some; several

1

Christie; Christy

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

3

I; me

9

to enjoy (oneself)

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

3

how many years; how long; what year

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

2

unexpected; surprising

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

3

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

2

suffix for familiar person

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Sherlockian (Sherlock Holmes fan or scholar); Holmesian

3

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

1

Sherlock Holms

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

2

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

2

but; however; although

4

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

5

rejection; dismissal

4

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

3

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

attentiveness

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

you guys; buddies; pals; you lot

2

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

reader

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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amateur

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

1

that's so, isn't it

1

last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight

1

teaching materials

1

novel; (short) story

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

1

movie; film

5

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2