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- Charles Darnay, mysteries arise out of close love, as well as out of wide division; in the former case, they are subtle and delicate, and difficult to penetrate.
- All through the cold and restless interval, until dawn, they once more whispered in the ears of Mr. Jarvis Lorry—sitting opposite the buried man who had been dug out, and wondering what subtle powers were for ever lost to him, and what were capable of restoration—the old inquiry: "I hope you care to be recalled to life?"
- Similarly, though with a subtle difference, a species of fervour or intoxication, known, without doubt, to have led some persons to brave the guillotine unnecessarily, and to die by it, was not mere boastfulness, but a wild infection of the wildly shaken public mind.
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as in: a subtle poison Define
working in an indirect or hidden way
as in: a subtle shade of blue
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understated so as not to draw attention to itself
as in: a subtle difference or thinker
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not obvious, but understandable by someone with adequate sensitivity and relevant knowledge (perhaps depending upon fine distinctions)
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capable of understanding things that require sensitivity and relevant knowledge (perhaps understanding fine distinctions)
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