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surely (not); certainly (not)

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

3

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

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don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

1

all people; everybody

2

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

1

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

1

natural; intrinsic; from birth

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serial killer

1

killer; murderer

1

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

1

killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation

1

American (person)

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Andrieux; Andrew

1

Owen

1

Powell

1

Michigan

1

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

2

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

3

Florida

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highway

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car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car; oncoming traffic

2

useless; in vain

1

to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly

3

Japanese (language)

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murder scene

2

video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)

2

performer; actor; actress; cast

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

brown; light brown; tawny

2

Italian (person)

1

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

1

sense of humor; sense of humour

1

wedding anniversary

1

sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged

1

generally

2

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

1

life imprisonment; life sentence

1

death penalty; capital punishment

1

useful thing; usable article; present; gift

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic words

2

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

2

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

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to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate

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