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Dolbeau; Dorvault

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lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly

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Persian (language); Farsi

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love game (tennis, badminton); game won without the opponent scoring

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(to aim at) a weak point

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ritual visits to a temple

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stretching of cloth

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private jet

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to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)

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château; castle

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to reveal the faults

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industrialist; entrepreneur

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group of companies; combine

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rosewood; red sandalwood

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to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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indulging in every possible luxury

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hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)

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humiliation; shame; loss of face

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handkerchief

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front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin

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banana peel; banana skin

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to happen to pass by

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to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

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accidental resemblance

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

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calculated; premeditated; considered

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time of the crime

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lucky you

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political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

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(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

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dead person; deceased person

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Bordeaux

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autopsy; inquest; investigation of death

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

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to collect evidence

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fundraising; financing; cash flow

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murder case

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to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

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yes

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prefectural police

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(doing something) for money; being mercenary

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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10,000,000,000; ten billion

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to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

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absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily

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estimated time of death

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to buy up

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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this evening; tonight

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Thu

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