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time of the crime

2

middle of the night; dead of night

1

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

2

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

3

dim; gloomy

1

outside light

1

mankind; humanity

4

historic; historical; traditional

2

-less; lacking; non-existing

9

science

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

2

thought; consideration; thinking

2

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of

1

speculation

1

proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

3

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

darkness; the dark

3

dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion

1

like; as if; the same as

4

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

object; body; solid

3

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

shooting; gunning (down)

1

plainly; clearly; vividly

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

3

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

4

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

13

from the beginning

2

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

directly opposite; right in front

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

3

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

3

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

4

metre; meter; meter; gauge

16

definition

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

krypton (Kr)

2

atom

3

wavelength

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

3

hypothalamus

1

scarce; rare

1

pitfall; trap; pit

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

7

origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

8