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poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

7

individual; specimen

4

to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

2

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to use one's head

1

large amount of money; great cost

1

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

1

unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember

1

years later

1

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

beautiful woman

3

to offer for sale; to put on the market

1

headquarters; head office; main office

6

head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace

3

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

2

in person; personally; directly

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise

1

Egypt

7

large-scale

1

auction

5

several hundred; hundreds (of)

6

to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)

1

wholesale price

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

appearing all together

1

participation; joining; entry

5

be (that) as it may; having said that

7

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

9

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

1

United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

3

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

ten years; decade

1

home area; home town; local

1

young person

1

personal connections

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

slum quarters

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

5

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

executive power; authority

1