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hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

2

jest; joke; funny story

1

in high spirits

1

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

3

support; backing; patronage

1

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

1

harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest

1

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

east

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

2

big; large; great

3

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

Baudelaire

2

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

together; at the same time; same; identical

2

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

sometimes; often

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

4

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

6

association; society; organization; organisation

2

thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

100,000; hundred thousand

1

Frith

1

to sell

2

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

1

large amount of money; great cost

1

bad taste

1

however

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

3

infinity

2

fool

1

character

1

intelligence

1

missing; lacking

1

tragic death; violent death

1

to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait

1

crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

1