to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
older sister and younger brother
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
elder sister; effeminate man
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
talking while standing; standing around talking
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to repeat; to do over again
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise