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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

5

advertiser; advertising sponsor

8

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

3

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

4

after tax income; net income

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

otherwise; or else; if not

2

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

4

discontent and grumbling

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

8

large company; large enterprise; large corporation

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

6

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

4

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

2

indicate reason; infers some protest

4

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

4

this and that; various things

2

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

4

structure; building

1

inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

4

standing still

1

this sort of

2

floor

1

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

3

second floor; upstairs

2

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

2

third floor

2

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

2

Saturday

1

to come back; to bloom a second time

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

6

notice; attention; observation

7

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

9

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

5

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

1

side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance

2

everywhere; at every turn

1

massage chair

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

closet

2

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

advertising rates

1