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Having finished the voluminous novel, (it was being put away by him).

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A roundabout way of speaking

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(Being a pleasant evening), we went out for a long drive on a highway.

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The doctor (has advice) him to take proper diet.

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Not to mince matters

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All agog

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Opprobrium

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Colossal

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Elusive