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suddenly disappears somewhere

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Sherlock Holmes

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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19; nineteen

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

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Europe

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stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

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drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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heap; pile; stack; full measure

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fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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upload

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to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

face (of person)

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pale; pallid

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good grief

2

skin

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evil; untrue; erroneous

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gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation

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pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

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dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

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left side

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(coming to a) sudden stop

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heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

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hat; cap

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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to shut up; to imprison

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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slap; smack; spanking

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tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing

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to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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hubbub; din; noise

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to slap; to strike; to spank

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rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

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grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

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police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle

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railroad bridge

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volt; bolt

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