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squalid; messy

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all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain

2

allegory; fable; parable

2

sneaking a bite; snitching food

1

(not) one

5

one drop (of fluid)

5

value; worth; merit

7

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

4

shin; shank; lower leg

1

probe each other; sound each other out

1

contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

1

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

1

stolen goods; loot; spoils

1

car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

3

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

12

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

3

accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)

9

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

2

wood carving; woodcraft

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

2

masonry

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

2

pendant

3

bracelet

3

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

2

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

mother; wife

2

service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry

1

US dollar

1

rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint

2

declaration; profession

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

3

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

charm; amulet

5

to machine; to cut; to scrape

1

safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

2

sound health

1

it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief

1

paper money; note; bill

1

exchange; conversion

2

to lean over; to lean in

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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