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you (plural); all of you; you all

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

2

slum

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

3

Mr (junior); master; boy

6

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

5

one second

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

7

immediate reply

1

exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

4

beginning; outset; first; onset

7

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

mafia

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

1

hotel

1

lounge

1

(audio) recording

1

writer

4

brand; bland

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

2

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

2

rare metal; minor metal

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

2

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

2

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

1

integrated circuit; IC; interchange

2

minuscule amount; extremely small quantity

1

pure gold; solid gold; fine gold

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

4

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

3

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

3

workshop; works

1

manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures

1

plastic

2

lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff

1

patiently; with perseverance

2

lunch box

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

6

realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation

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