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the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

2

semi-transparent; translucent

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

3

(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

4

to grant a person a moment

1

to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt

6

back street; back alley; off-street

7

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

2

Svend

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

2

what do you want?; can I help you?

6

you (plural)

1

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

7

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

3

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

2

full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

2

changing for the better

3

continuation; succession; series; continuous

11

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

fate; destiny

2

while crying; tearfully; in tears

3

special event

1

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

2

crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame

1

first time; first; initial

1

contest

3

etc.; et cetera; and so on

4

western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)

5

director; executive; officer; official; person in charge

1

to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore

2

participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)

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like this; in this way; as you see

2

person in line (for ...); person expected to ...

1

attracting customers

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

1

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

1

attracting customers

1

to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

1

brief review; brief comment

1

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

2

funny story; funny anecdote

7

overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment

9

crown; diadem; bottle cap

2

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

8

to sell off; to dispose of

3

to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

5