older brother and younger sister
they; those guys; those fellows
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
person of common sense; common sense man
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
a certain someone; you-know-who
while alive; during one's lifetime
essence; true nature; substance; reality
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
else; in addition; besides
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)