1.   Beneath his suave, polished exterior lay the truculence of a common street thug.

2.   Instead they fight to put military weapons into the hands of common thugs.

3.   You have a tough time elevating him above the rank of common thug.

4.   A recent wave of crimes committed by men appearing to be federal agents, including assassinations of prosecutors, could be the work of common street thugs.

5.   Prosecutors treated Magda as a common thug, heavily involved in smuggling.