older half-sister (by a different mother)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
without cause; without reason
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
recommendation; endorsement
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
shriek of delight; cry of joy
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
various places; several sources
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
video camera; video camcorder
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
dipping up (night soil); scooping up; understanding; grasping; surmising
making obligatory; making compulsory
before and after (e.g. photos)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to breathe in and breathe out
first-rate; finest quality; the best
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
big leakage; uncontained leak