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common people; ordinary people; masses

6

membership-based

7

high-class restaurant; high-end store

2

neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things

2

to bear; to endure

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

2

arson; setting fire

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

3

taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle

1

flattery

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

2

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect

1

prosecution; indictment

1

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

compensation; reparation

2

to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

1

seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)

1

amount of damages or loss

1

cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

1

corporate drone; corporate slave

1

(in) his way; peculiar to him

2

to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

1

to like; to prefer

2

rate; rating; ranking

4

navy; naval force

6

cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry

1

in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly

1

the same day

1

great debt of gratitude; great obligation

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

3

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

2

rich person; wealthy person

4

being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks

1

not understanding; not knowing

1

foolhardy; reckless; fearless

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

all night; throughout the night

2

remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

1

hi!; yo!

1

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

sea breeze

3

arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

2

neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council

1

crêpe

2

ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

3

flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

4

full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

2