Pamela Meyer – Liespotting
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A liespotter
Go the extra mile
“Gotcha!”
Nitpicky
Twitch
6. Flare your nostrils
7. Tough love
8. Con man
9. The crux (of the
issue)
10. A white lie
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b.
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A small involuntary movement
An obvious sign of guilt
A fussy/picky person
Make an extra special effort
The story becomes more
interesting
f. A one last drink before bed
g. To become something very
quickly
h. To trick sb
i. Unmarried
j.
11. The plot thickens
k.
12. bluff
l.
13. Flattery/to flatter
14. A breadwinner
15. A telltale sign
16. A dead giveaway
17. Chatter
18. Squirm
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p.
q.
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19. Shrug (your
shoulders)
20. dupe somebody
s.
21. out of wedlock
u.
22. leak
23. become something
overnight
24. nightcap
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t.
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Something you say when you
catch someone doing something
bad
Someone who is good at
identifying liars
to pay someone compliments
because you want something
To move to try to escape.
An unimportant dishonesty
A gesture saying “I don’t know”
To talk informally
A decisive point
A dishonest person who tries to
trick people.
When something escapes
accidently
to be cruel to someone to teach
them something
to pretend/threaten to do
something to manipulate another
person
to expand your nose
a person who supports a family
financially
an involuntary revelation