older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to become pale; to turn pale
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
amount of money; sum of money
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
beyond imagination; unimaginable
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
bakery; baker; pastry shop
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
receptionist; reception woman
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
repayment; refund; payback
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
money-making; earning money
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to face on; to look out on to
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits