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luxury car

10

promotion; raising of status

2

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

11

private; personal

1

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

8

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

3

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

1

to incur someone's enmity

3

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

5

shit!; damn!

14

small change; coins; small sum of money

3

staple food

1

poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

2

roll of banknotes

3

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)

9

fee; charge; rate; material

6

every time; each round

12

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

8

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

9

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

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

3

to need; to call for; to require

3

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

3

power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience

1

medicines; drugs

6

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

2

back-alley doctor

11

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)

8

beyond this point; from now on; after this

14

to become complicated

6

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

57

this area; around here

4

resort

3

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

13

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

2

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

7

development; exploitation

3

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

2

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