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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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smoothly; easily; readily

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taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

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blood relationship

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

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payment

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limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

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irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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woman; female; feminine gender

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

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several seconds

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to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

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to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold

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with a momentary flash of light

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bluff

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sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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exactly opposite (of)

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aunt; middle-aged lady

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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simply; merely; only; solely

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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we

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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twice

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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how many times?

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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