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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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private; personal

1

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

3

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

1

to incur someone's enmity

1

bad habit; bad habits

3

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

1

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

3

shit!; damn!

4

small change; coins; small sum of money

2

staple food

1

poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

1

roll of banknotes

2

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

5

fee; charge; rate; material

2

every time; each round

4

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

4

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

5

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

to need; to call for; to require

3

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

2

power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience

1

medicines; drugs

1

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

1

back-alley doctor

2

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

1

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

1

slum quarters

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

4

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

to become complicated

3

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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this area; around here

1

resort

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

5

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

1

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

2

development; exploitation

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

low-income earner

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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temporary dwelling; temporary housing

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