investment; contribution; financing
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to pause; to have a short intermission
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be transparent; to show through
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
official announcement; proclamation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
transactions; dealings; business
person who introduces someone; introducer
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
street; quarter; district; area
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
forcibly; by force; against one's will
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
ending up right back where one started
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly