younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister and younger brother
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
several minutes; a few minutes
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
(period of) a year; during an era
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
opening fully; full throttle; full power
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
hundred points; perfect mark
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to attempt; to test; to try out
approximation; having a close resemblance
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
genius; prodigy; natural gift
solitude; loneliness; isolation
counter for choices, options, etc.
high; noble; refined; advanced
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
calling by name; designation; nomination
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
distinction; discrimination
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
leather bag; leather handbag
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke