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road; load; lord

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Straits Settlements (1826-1946)

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

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couch; bench; ottoman

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all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

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to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

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detection; sense (e.g. sensor)

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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conviction; belief; confidence

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estimated time of death

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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(police) detective; criminal matter

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval

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confrontation; showdown

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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piece of evidence; evidence

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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to begin to speak

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report generation; report writing; report writer

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taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

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lamp; light

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

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money; metal

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quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

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imitation; sham; -like

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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tropical plant

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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to collapse into; to flop onto

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to rise; to erect; to get up

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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