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first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

3

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

1

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

1

negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands

1

chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

1

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

a push; another effort

1

David

2

Izenzon

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

3

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space

4

contract period

1

from what (I've) seen; given that ...

1

catercorner; diagonally opposite

2

eight o'clock

1

large truck; semi-trailer

1

deposit and withdraw; taking in and out

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication

2

first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all

2

to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise

1

inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known

1

despair; hopelessness

1

Red Mitchell

7

Koenig

8

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

1

plastic

5

Sam Taylor (saxophonist)

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

tusk; fang

1

biggish; largish

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

short time

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

2

blue note

3

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

to lower; to be lowered

1

whole tone

1

country blues

1

singing voice; (sound of) singing

1

peace; harmony

1

sorrow; grief; sadness

1