fundraising; financing; cash flow
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to perceive; to understand
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
certainly; surely; definitely
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart