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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

to be entwined; to be involved

2

unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...

1

great detective

6

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

promptly

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

2

confession; admission

2

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

3

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

supervised; under surveillance

1

unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

1

(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

1

presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

1

sobering up; method of sobering up

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

1

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

1

expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks

1

to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules

1

against; contrary to

2

assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault

1

square; formal; prim; stuffy

1

now that; since; so long as; because

2

to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

6

haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste

1

according to plan; as planned; on target

1

holiday; day off

2

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

1

to come to naught

1

to compose; to put together

1

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

1

unused possession

1

mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

3

to throw up (in the air)

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

2

foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach

1

to take on a role; to take part

1

opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

1

of all things

3

one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

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