刺绣: to embroider, embroidery...
半真半假: (idiom) half true and half false...
违约: to break a promise, to violate an agreement, to default (on a loan or contract)...
刮: to blow (of the wind)...
原来: original, former, originally, formerly, at first, so, actually, as it turns out...
虚心: open-minded, humble...
书店: bookstore...
会晤: to meet, meeting, conference...
资料: material, resources, data, information, profile (Internet)...
因素: element, factor...