save
/seɪv/ preposition C2- Except; with the exception of.
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“The clothes are commonplace,” remarked Holmes, “save only the overcoat, which is full of suggestive touches.” He held it tenderly towards the light.
His eyes were sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision.
“Something must be done to save us.
“Save yourself the trouble,” said the Bull; “I knew that way long before you were born.”
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