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investigator (usu. of criminal cases)

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careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation

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several years; a few years

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few decades; many decades; several decades

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white (bleached) bone; skeleton

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to bring back

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henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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roll of banknotes

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

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letter; missive; note; mail

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envelope

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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to be deep in talk

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next month

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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next week

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gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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heavy responsibility

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to lose heart; to lose motivation

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curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

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to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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to throb; to beat fast

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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at a stroke; with a single swoop

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to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

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another's parent; another's parents

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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day trip

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metropolis; large city

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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