older sister; elder sister
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
large amount of money; great cost
to apologize; to apologise
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to repeat; to do something over again
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
at that time; in those days
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
one-by-one; separately; in detail
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
that kind; competition; match
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.