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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

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all the papers (documents) relating to a case; dossier

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

3

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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predicament; difficult situation

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

5

right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

1

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

3

rathole; mousehole

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

2

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

2

secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening

1

to be found

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signature; autograph

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

8

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

2

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

4

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

5

wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire

1

newspaper company

4

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

1

miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

1

sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

6

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

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(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

5

assertion; confirmation

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

within; inside of; less than

2

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

6

gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)

2

evening; early night hours

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

tip of one's nose

2

to grimace; to frown

5

soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)

1

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

1

conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

5

brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)

2

doctor; physician

5

plateau; tableland; eminence

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sand; grit; fine gravel

6

plasterer

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flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel

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mortar; plaster; stucco

3

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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