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complicated and mysterious

3

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

3

nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than

1

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

3

the real criminal; true culprit

15

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

4

low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting

13

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

weekend

4

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

5

time of the crime

1

13th day of the month; 13 days

1

a long time ago

1

motive; incentive; motif

3

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

2

to disappear; to vanish

5

miscalculation

6

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

3

to devise a plan; to work out a plan

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

6

camouflage

1

leaving something where it is; abandoning something

2

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

2

to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

4

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

4

dummy

2

preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)

1

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

1

to pretend; to feign

1

to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

2

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

5

confession; admission

3

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

2

counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation

1

to push aside; to brush aside

3

to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

2

to seize the initiative

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

3

date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days

1

long period (of time)

1

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

1

product; produce; result; fruit

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

3

avoiding or dodging responsibility

2

perfect crime

1

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

1