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to solve a mystery

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

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novelist; fiction writer

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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cruelty; hard-heartedness

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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pleasant; charming

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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sociable

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social life; social intercourse

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performer; entertainer; celebrity

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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alternately; by turns

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barrage of questions

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harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

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mood

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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very; much

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(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

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what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

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while; during (the time when)

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

4

the nasal cavity

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sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

being filled with; being full of; permeation

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gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

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ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

2

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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faltering; hesitation

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to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

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ability to think

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

3

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

3

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2

to sob

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to sidle up to

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to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

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true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

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two times; twice; two degrees

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exceedingly; very

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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crazy

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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forcibly; against one's will

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