finance business; moneylending business
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
work; business; company; study
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
equality; uniformity; evenness
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
usage; way to use; utilization
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to jingle; to jangle; to clink; to act lasciviously; to act coquettishly
to shed light; to cast light
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
four handed performance (on the piano)
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
ancient city; former capital
outside of; not covered by
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
final scene; the end; finale
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to be touching; to be moving
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
weakening; emaciation; decline
position; place of employment
to come back; to return; to recur
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states