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request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person

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one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb

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attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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Moira; Moyra

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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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camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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report; notification; registration

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tuition fee; course fee

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public high school

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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guard; girder bridge

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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firmly, stubbornly

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address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

3

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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temporary absence from school

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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personal information

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to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

2

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

3

borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

use of force

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master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

rent

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to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile

1

account (e.g. bank)

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to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

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to pull out a fish; to lure

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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to answer a question

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

3

to glare at each other; to confront each other

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puppy; small dog

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

3

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

3

to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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