personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to raise one's voice; to shout
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
don't you think?; indicates question
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare