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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

2

novel; (short) story

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

3

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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to become complicated

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serial murders

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

5

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

4

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

large burn or scald

1

assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor

2

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

2

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

3

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

1

right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?

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he; him; boyfriend

10

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

quick-wittedness; tact

1

to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

3

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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(mouth) gag

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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to come back

3

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

1

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

1

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

to return; to come back

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

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don't you think?; indicates question

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

1

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

2

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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