筹备: preparations, to get ready for sth...
掏钱: to pay, to spend money, to fork out...
大同小异: virtually the same, differing only on small points...
断定: to conclude, to determine, to come to a judgment...
合计: to add up the total, to figure what sth amounts to, to consider...
较劲: to match one's strength with, to compete, more competitive, to set oneself against sb, disobliging, to make a special effort...
瓷: chinaware, porcelain, china...
纵然: even if, even though...
按理说: it is reasonable to say that......
情绪: mood, state of mind, moodiness...
