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crime

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to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)

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Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)

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earnest; kind; sincere

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error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

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to sniffle; to snivel

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to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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not

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too much; excessive; too

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with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

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(clenched) fist; knuckles

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(one) letter; (one) character

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unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

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boiling point

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taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

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eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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to mean

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to cause to swell; to inflame

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clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

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nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

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to straighten oneself

2

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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first-aid (treatment)

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change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

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best; ideal; perfect

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playground; play space

2

troublesome; annoying; complicated

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to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling

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dilemma; predicament

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careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

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stage setting

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action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

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offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

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exposure; disclosure

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path

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to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of

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all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

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swindling

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self-possessed; composed

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical

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plan of fraud; scheme of deception

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smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

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to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths

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in the moonlight

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