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experience

2

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

if it's the case

3

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

hey!; hey!

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

4

tradition; legend; folklore

8

(police) detective; criminal matter

14

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

3

retirement; resignation

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

8

difficult case

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

8

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

12

probable; likely

1

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

1

be; is

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outrageous lie; outright lie

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

(period of) a year; during an era

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

9

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

2

child

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

12

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

5

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

5

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

3

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

2

but; however; although

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

6

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

2

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

6

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

4

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

2

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

2