to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc)
«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
to be at pains to do sth means ....
to try very hard to do something
what's in the pic?
a ferret
«The two McCarthys were seen after the time when William Crowder, the game-keeper, lost ______ of them»
sight
to have a huge argument or...
a violent quarrel
another word for a "suitcase"
valise
angry words ( in a quarrel) or..
high words
to pretend or...
feign
sly-looking person means..
he/she looks like cannot be trusted
he is in ....
delirium
a swindler/cheat or...
a scheming man
someone who has done something wrong/a fact or situation that is the reason for something bad happening
culprit
rubbish or....
litter
«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
«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»
filial
police force or....(British)
constabulary
a belief or opinion that you develop from the information that you know/ conclusion or...
inference
an unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment
biassed opinion/ bias
outrage or...
indignation
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