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search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

3

that day; the very same day

3

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

3

appearing all together

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

3

knowledge; information

4

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

4

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

4

unfortunately; regrettably

1

passing by

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

6

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

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

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

population; common talk

1

white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

1

declaration; profession

1

to remain; to be left

7

number of days

2

within ...; inside ...

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

(the thing) itself

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

5

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

to be found; to be discovered

7

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

furthermore; even more

5

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

5

six; 6

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Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

1

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

10

symptoms; condition (of a patient)

2

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

8

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

time limit

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

7

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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