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flip book; flick book

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lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

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clicking; clopping; clacking

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to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open

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scene of the crime (offense, offence)

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evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

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confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

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remaining silent; keeping secret

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to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward

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call; appeal

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police drama (television); detective drama

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

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(police) detective; criminal matter

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person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

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north wind; northerly wind

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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

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synchronization; synchronized swimming

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

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reason; cause; circumstances

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stickily; relentlessly

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(not) even; (not) any

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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to say (something) over one's shoulder

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to persuade

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suspicion

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glad countenance; joyful look

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a help; assistance

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French doll

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severe earthquake; violent tremor

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idolization; idolisation

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to squash; to crush; to flatten

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clearing one's throat; cough

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getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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to be lost in thought

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confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home

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to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

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cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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trifling; trivial

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no, not like that (but like this)

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discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

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to be subject to punishment; to be punished

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(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge

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as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

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