older sister; lass; young lady
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
extreme masochist; very masochistic
opening fully; full throttle; full power
drenched; soaked; romantically
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad