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to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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government office; public office

2

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

3

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

2

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

2

guard; security (officer); guardsman

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

from the beginning

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because; for; the reason why is ...

1

in the future; another day; later

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

to be silent; to say nothing

3

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

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

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and then; after that

2

some days; several days

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

4

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

to the end; to the last

1

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

theft; stealing; larceny

2

perfect; complete

1

fraud

1

(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

criminal; culprit

1

police; police officer; police station

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

bell; bel; B

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

to become better; to improve

2

earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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