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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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window

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invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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locking

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again; once more; a second time

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to escape; to run away

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

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to remain; to be left

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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as soon as; right after

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only; nothing but

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impossible

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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room key (e.g. at a hotel)

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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each; every; all

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in this manner; in this way; like this

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inside; interior; inner part

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only; nothing but

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latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw

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to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

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metal fittings; metal fixtures

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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novel; (short) story

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it's not like; it isn't as if

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unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

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locked room; secret room

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drama; play; powerful drug

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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thread; yarn; string

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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