older brother; elder brother
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
place; situation; position; location
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
at work; in the midst of work; working
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
welcome!; nice to see you!
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
measure; measuring tape; measuring
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
writing on someone's behalf
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle