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in deep black; in jet black

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dark of the night; darkness of the night

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slightly bright

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evening dew; night dew

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moonlight; moonbeam

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roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)

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moment; second; instant

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hermit; wizard; wizardry

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demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

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such; like that; in that way

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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dealing with; coping with

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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another thing; exception; special case

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mysterious; mystical

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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prayer; supplication

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outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

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image; idol; statue

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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

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

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to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

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ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

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objective; aim; mark

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to make; to manufacture

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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amulet; charm

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collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

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clear; distinct; evident; definite

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

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to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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under investigation

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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individual; one by one; separate; each

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relationship; relation

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however; because; as

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each; every; all

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