mysterious figure

collocation in English

meaningsofmysteriousandfigure

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mysterious
adjective
uk
/mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs/us
/mɪˈstɪr.i.əs/
strange, not known, or ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofmysteriousandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Amysteriousfiguresymbolizing death appears and they scatter.
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He has special ability to transform himself to very handsome man or tough guy, and ismysteriousfigurewho live in luxury apartment.
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Amysteriousfigurecalls them all weak links and decides to move on with the plan.
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Despite this, he goes ahead and carries out the operation, only to have themysteriousfigurereappear before him.
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However, an unknownmysteriousfigurewas approaching the pool from the woods.
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Running out of the apartment, the boy joins themysteriousfigureoutside and pets his dog.
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The girls, huddled by the fireside, are tossed a cherry by themysteriousfigure.
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The two continue their hunt for themysteriousfigureand in his path of destruction encounter a variety of dangerous situations, friends and enemies.
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She heads back to her lodge and amysteriousfigureseems to have been watching her this entire time.
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A short time thereafter, he meets amysteriousfigure.
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Themysteriousfigureappears again to tell them that everything is meaningless.
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Amysteriousfigureapproaches them from the woods surrounding their home and jumps into the pool without them noticing.
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Amysteriousfigurecalls out for his help.
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Nemo, one of the most famous antiheroes in fiction, is amysteriousfigure.
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After they arrive, the group is locked in a powder room by amysteriousfigurewith a bright-red manicure.
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Amysteriousfigurewho appears several times during the novel.
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They manage to fend of the guards chasing her but as the gate close, amysteriousfigurehelps them open the gate.
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Amysteriousfigurealso saw what was transpiring on television decided to survey the commotion.
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Annabelle inherits her uncle's fortune, but when she and her family spend the night in his haunted mansion they are stalked by amysteriousfigure.
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