惨白: deathly pale...
争取: to fight for, to strive for, to win over...
家乡: hometown, native place...
特邀: special invitation...
庄严: solemn, dignified, stately...
侦探: detective, to do detective work...
民意: public opinion, popular will, public will...
水泥: cement...
弱: weak, feeble, young, inferior, (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than...
妥当: appropriate, proper, ready...
