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child's tear-stained face

2

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

rich person

2

if is not; if are not

2

aiming too high

1

very hungry; starving; ravenous

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

12

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

4

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

11

to become hungry

3

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

level; standard; water level

1

monetary; financial; pecuniary

2

food

9

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

after

7

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

2

some people; a few people; several people

3

routine tasks or duties

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

group; party; team; squad; section

9

sharing; division; draw; tie

6

to take turns doing; to do in rotation

2

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

2

cannot be compared with; no match for

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

2

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

4

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

4

with a momentary flash of light

1

branch office; branch store

4

cost of one's food; one's board

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

5

efficient

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

5

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

2

to shoulder responsibility

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

4

outsider; alien elements

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

friction; discord; strife

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

6

both; (not) either

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1