project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
that; the matter in question
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
ostentation; show; affectation
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
pending question; unresolved problem
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
trivial; not amounting to much
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
and; thereupon; because of that