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corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

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talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk

3

eldest sister; oldest sister

2

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

14

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

7

important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)

3

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

7

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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the real criminal; true culprit

10

to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

3

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

6

soon; shortly; before long

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threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

use of force

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

1

problem child

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timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

2

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

3

leader; leading figure

2

to get one's head around; to think about

1

doctoral course

1

completion (of a course)

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

specifications; specs

2

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

3

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

3

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

4

interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox

1

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

7

serial murders

6

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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murderer

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eyewitness testimony

2

handcuffs; manacles

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to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

6

strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

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suspect

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serial killer

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standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

1

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

1

folding chair (with tubular metal frame)

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hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

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languid; weary; listless; melancholy

3

it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

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