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final game; final games; the finals

6

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

5

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

good night

1

third day of the month; three days

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

4

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

5

accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

2

testimony; (verbal) evidence

2

serial murders

1

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

consecutive; continuous; successive

2

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

6

dead person

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

killing; murder

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

5

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

3

murder; homicide; manslaughter

4

offender; criminal; culprit

1

this morning

2

to claim victims; to leave casualties

1

five; 5

5

counter for people

8

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

17

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

precedent

1

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

3

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

7

to go underground; to go into hiding

2

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

suspicion

2

murder case

2

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

11

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

11

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

17

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

2

gel; gelatinous; gelled

5

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

3

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

2

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

1

bell (often globular)

12

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

2