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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

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spanner; wrench

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arrangement; pact; agreement

2

wind and rain; rainstorm

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pathos

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I see; that's right!; indeed

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jurisdiction; control

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to sniff out; to get wind of

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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silhouette

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pedal

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lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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flight; fright

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to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

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end of school year

5

wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)

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to feel refreshed; to feel soothed

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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Paquin

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one (bird)

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to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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dancing or jumping for joy

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want to ... do something; would like to ...

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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separation; farewell; parting

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disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe

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have a pain in one's chest

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to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured

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crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

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collapse; downfall

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to smash to pieces

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deep affection; devotion; profound attachment

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to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

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to warm; to heat

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stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension

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to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

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whatever (the case may be)

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presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought

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(how) many times; (how) often

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to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

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(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)

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to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

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electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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chain; chains

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time; hour; moment

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