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(the) defense

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to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

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three-piece suit

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

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salesman

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guilt; culpability

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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Connecticut

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defendant; the accused

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Torrington

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acid; sourness; sour taste

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hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

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months and years

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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fourth

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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

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Samantha

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(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

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cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

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physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence

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motive; incentive; motif

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(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

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had better ...; had better not ...

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technical; technological; practical

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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detention pending trial; confinement; custody

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aiding and abetting murder; being an accessory to murder

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or; either ... or ...

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(criminal) conspiracy; conspiracy to commit a crime

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to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

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usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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dealing with; coping with

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all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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resentment; indignation; anger

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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absolute

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legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

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strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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forte; strong point

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to kill

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

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elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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prison; jail; gaol

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