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to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

2

now that you say that; now that you mention it

10

final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word

8

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

2

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

4

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

2

gist; main point

4

diadem; jeweled crown

25

to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press

2

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

4

setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)

6

to refer to; to use as reference

4

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

7

person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)

9

rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

3

small; fine; detailed; stingy

5

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

32

skylight; head

1

fixed fitting (esp. window)

3

to lock

2

duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key

1

locked room; secret room

3

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

16

loss; going missing

15

paranormality; anomalous phenomenon

12

after a long time; for the first time in a while

28

indolence; laziness; sloth

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

10

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

21

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

4

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

3

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

3

criminal investigation

6

indignation; resentment

8

sex crime

1

careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

1

murder; homicide; manslaughter

2

drowned body

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

3

protection

5

sensational

1

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

1

gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

8

weekly publication

1

in a magazine

1

gag order; gag rule; gag law

9

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

2

nuance

6

immediate follower (of the shogun)

2