older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
by sheer strength; by brute force
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
mass communication; mass media
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth