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Hercule Poirot's Christmas

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Christmas carol

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

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one person's portion

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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drying machine; dryer; desiccator

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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chain; chains

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encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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guess; conjecture

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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to be impressed; to greatly admire

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Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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the road home

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

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slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

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forced; compulsory

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to stoop; to bend over

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quiet; still; surreptitious

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to touch each other

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to say goodbye; to bid farewell

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moment; brief space of time

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lonesome; lonely; forlorn

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private house

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street light

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snow; snowfall

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incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

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dozens; scores of; decades

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here; with this

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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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concreteness; feasibility

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rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

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to feel despondent

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fetish; passion; enthusiasm

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explanation; interpretation

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crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

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quill; quill pen

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lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

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