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

2

fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits

1

big bank

1

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

1

disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish

1

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

1

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

1

beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist

2

tweezers; forceps

1

business opportunity

1

negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation

1

business ability; business acumen

1

(working) man; laborer

1

married woman; woman; lady

1

high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket

1

husband

1

wasteful person; spendthrift

1

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

2

money-making

1

money in one's possession

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

2

finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit

1

Nokia

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

4

mediator

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads

1

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

moneymaking; earning money

1

outward appearance; apparent

3

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

Noie

16

Ahnenerbe (pseudoscientific SS organization founded in Nazi Germany in 1935)

17

business transaction

2

Dusseldorf (Germany)

11

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

3

old castle; old fortress

4

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

2

spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret

4

to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

horror

1

boys' high school

3

life; living; I; me; student

5

to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

2

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

2