root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
just because; even if; even though
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
tone (of voice); manner of talking
immediately; right away; on the spot
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
the front; honest; upright; decent
conversely; on the contrary
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
how far; to what extent; up to what point
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
biological older sister; real elder sister
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister and younger brother
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
different surname; married couple maintaining separate surnames
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole