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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

30

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

11

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

9

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

8

switch

4

to sit (down)

20

without a moment's delay

3

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

20

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892 collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle)

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title

10

Arthur Conan Doyle

1

whisper; murmur

2

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

5

pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure

39

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

35

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

13

quiz

8

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

3

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

6

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

10

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

3

notes; comment; remark; annotation

3

easy to understand

17

posture; stance

13

corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)

2

to be opposite; to face each other

13

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

1

alternately; by turns; one after the other

4

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers

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Agatha Christie

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Magra

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Yumeno Kyuusaku (1889.1.4-1936.3.10)

1

locked room; secret room

2

metronome

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

6

rhythm

6

comfortable; pleasant

4

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

18

mysterious thief; phantom thief

1

gentleman

2

shoplifting; shoplifter

1

Maurice Leblanc

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

6

Yokomizo Seishi

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

15

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2