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three people

2

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

3

mid-stream; middle course; middle class

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

2

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

3

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

10

divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

1

contract; compact; agreement

4

impiety; unbelief; infidelity

2

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

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

4

only; merely; but; no more than

4

grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

2

to pour on

4

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

5

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

to cut at; to slash at

1

to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court

2

lower eyelid

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

2

duty; role; function

2

city

7

torture

6

execution

2

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

to compete with; to vie for

1

they; those guys

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

4

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

6

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

the way one works; one's working manner

1

regular customer; valued client

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

4

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

regular member; full member

1

widow

2

second marriage; remarriage

2

craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

2

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

2

custom; practice; convention; precedent

1

connivance; overlooking

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1