elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
craving; longing; thirsting
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
audience (with someone of high standing)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
butting; clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
counter for choices, options, etc.
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest