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[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 114: Jeff’s language when we got outside the building was quite unprintable [...] He blinded away about police states, and people who used women as levers.
at blind, v.2
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 68: ‘Easy, Jeff!’ I protested.
at easy!, excl.
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 15: There’s no ‘nobs’ there; it’s fair do’s for everybody.
at fair dos under fair, adj.
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 144: I’ve never seen anyone who seemed to care so little for the fleshpots.
at fleshpot (n.) under flesh, n.
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 12: He’s a pleasant chap, rather quiet – got a gammy leg.
at gammy, adj.2
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 31: He hates censors [...] and humbugs, and stuffed shirts.
at humbug, n.
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 68: I agree it’s a long shot, but I’d sure like to hear what he has to say.
at long shot, n.1
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 89: Tranter was mum.
at mum, adj.
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 90: Cressey, whom I managed to nobble in the corridor.
at nobble, v.2
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 48: Mrs. Clarke [...] was waited upon by a rather pansy young man.
at pansy, adj.
[UK] A. Garve Murder in Moscow (1994) 32: You poor s.o.b.!
at s.o.b., n.
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