«Sherlock Holmes was pacing up and down the platform, his tall, ________ figure made even __________ and taller by his long grey travelling-cloak and close-fitting cloth cap.»
gaunt; gaunter
15
an unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment
biassed opinion/ bias
15
rubbish or....
litter
15
«The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost ______ of them»
sight
15
to have a huge argument or...
a violent quarrel
15
someone who has done something wrong/a fact or situation that is the reason for something bad happening
culprit
15
misleading or....
deceptive
15
a belief or opinion that you develop from the information that you know/ conclusion or...
inference
15
police force or....(British)
constabulary
15
«This observation of his had the natural effect of removing any _____ of doubt which might have remained in the minds of the coroner's jury»
traces
15
to pretend or...
feign
15
outrage or...
indignation
15
a swindler/cheat or...
a scheming man
15
«if you consider that he stood beside the dead body of his father, and that there is no doubt that he had that very day so far forgotten his _____ duty as to bandy words with him»