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grand piano

roughly, more or less

to keep up with
morning-after pill
to beat black and blue
call girl
to get screwed

police station

to cover oneself

what brings you here?

to flee
classical high school
almond-shaped eyes

a guilty conscience
to give the finger

sounding board; echo chamber

at the expense of

by the skin of one's teeth
to be outrageous

solid colour

out of range

within

honorary
progressively as

tissue paper

to put on a pedestal

puff pastry

broadband

to tighten one's belt

to lick one's wounds
civil code

police dog unit; K-9 unit
blow by blow; tit for tat
black market

terraced house, townhouse

telling-off, slap on the wrist

wind instrument

hands off!
tampering with evidence

to take with a pinch of salt

small screen, television

on one's stomach, face down

sudden microsleep, nodding off

to drag it out, make a fuss

outspoken; without mincing words

have one's head screwed on

at the very last moment

turn one's back on