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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

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lying face down; upside down; prone

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to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

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killing and wounding; bloodshed

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purchase; buy

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to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

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to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

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strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart

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didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle

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narrow; cramped; small-sized

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

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out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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to keep silent

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appearance; air; condition; state; form

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alternately; by turns

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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bayonet; guns and swords

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kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

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after use; after occurring

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safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

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long; drawn-out; very long

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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married man

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that's so, however ...

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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closet

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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without permission; without notice

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high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket

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first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes

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money; metal

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luminol reaction

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cuff; armhole

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chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR

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coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

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presence; sitting with; being with

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card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

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game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match

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to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

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