older sister; elder sister
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
packing; crating; packaging
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
progress; being under way
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
suited figure; person in a suit