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black-market lending; illegal loan

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to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

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to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

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duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

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even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

3

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

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don't worry; there's no need to worry

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

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everyone; one and all

2

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

10

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days

1

unluckily

2

entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season

1

break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity

1

eating out; dining out

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

9

outbreak of fire

1

burned down; entirely destroyed

2

arson; setting fire

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood

9

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

pyromaniac

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

6

charcoal

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lumber; timber; wood

1

blood relationship; blood relative

2

to build; to construct

5

ash; ashes

1

pitch black

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

25

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

3

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

4

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

8

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

4

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

several days later

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no-man's-land

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

4

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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singing voice; (sound of) singing

4

to stop walking; to pause

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noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

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