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popular entertainment; mass entertainment; public amusement

2

magazine

3

launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue

1

prohibition of sale; ban on sale

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

suspension of publication

1

reissue; putting back in print

1

to repeat; to do something over again

3

to survive

1

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

to rise; to flourish

1

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

2

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

2

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

1

monthly magazine

1

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

1

third floor

5

monthly report

2

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

6

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

steadily

1

number of copies; circulation

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual

3

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story

1

mystery case

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

4

to solve a mystery

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

2

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

erotic and grotesque

1

manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment

2

great difference; big difference; wide margin

3

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

subject; theme; motif

1

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

rare; seldom

4

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

orthodox school

1