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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

5

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

one's own effort

1

to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

1

foolish ruler

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

3

people; populace

2

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

great man; hero; master mind

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history

1

questions and answers; dialogue

1

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

4

since; henceforth

2

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

2

to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

5

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

2

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

2

retreating figure; appearance from behind

1

stock; inventory

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

9

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

laundry; the washing

1

to fold up; to fold into layers

1

mass production

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

1

makeshift

2

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

1

dirt cheap; very cheap

1

impact of publicity or propaganda

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

1

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

Take it!; Take that!

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

1

fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

1

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

1

favour; favor

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

change; fluctuation

1