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1
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fancade

A

outer appearance

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fantastical

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strange and extraordinary

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fashion sense

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appreciation of good dressing and nice clothes

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fatal

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(literal) life threatening, (idiomatic) serious

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feeble

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very weak

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ferocious

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very fierce and dangerous

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filtered

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seeped through

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fingered

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touched gently with one’s fingers

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fitful

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restless

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flared up

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become very angry

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fled

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ran away (from danger)

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flew into a rage

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suddenly lashed out in anger

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flickering

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unsteady, blinking (light)

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flimsy

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not strong

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conscientiously

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carefully

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conservative

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tradition-bound

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conserve

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save

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constant

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continuous

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contorted

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twisted out of the usual shape

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contrary

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opposite

21
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convicted

A

found guilty by the court

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convincing

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believable

23
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corrugated

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having folds (so that it is stronger)

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corruption

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illegal acceptance of money in exchange for favours

25
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counterparts

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similar goods

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courageous

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extremely brave

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cowering

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cringing, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)

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coyly

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shyly

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creativity

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cleverness of inventing things and thinking

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crescendo

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sound that gradually become louder as excitement mounts

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cresting

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flying/gliding at the top of

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cringing

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cowering, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)

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crouched

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stooped low

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crouching

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stooping low

35
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crudely

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without finesse or polish

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cruising

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moving leisurely

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cubist

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geometric abstract art

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culprits

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guilty persons

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curious

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inquisitive, eager to find out what is happening around him

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cyan

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greenish-blue

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cynical

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skeptical, disbelieving in the possibility of good in others

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