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another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

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seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

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indicates emphasis

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care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

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authority

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keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

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narrow escape from death

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drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking

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not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

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at this rate

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continuous; without a break

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performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

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to show; to display

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popular name; common name; nickname; alias

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honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

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firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

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all; everything

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under the floor

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major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

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to feel as though ...

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wounded person; injured person

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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tiredness; fatigue

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unreserved

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my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

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same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain

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taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed

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professional duties

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penalty; sentence; punishment

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to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

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(squad of) police; police force

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof

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(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands

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nozzle; muzzle; gunpoint

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gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

1

order; article ordered

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place to die; place of death

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The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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John Dickson Carr (1906-1977; American author of mystery novels)

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Pennsylvania

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state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

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Uniontown

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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D'Artagnan

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to choose; to select; to pick (out)

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