older sister; elder sister
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
will not do; do not; does not
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to take away; to carry away
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
affidavit; deposition; testimony
remaining silent; keeping secret
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to push (something) against