sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
like a part of the family
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
jumping to a wrong conclusion
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
antiquity; the previous era
older sister and younger brother
that is to say; so that means
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
the way back; the way home; return trip
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
very; much; greatly; a lot of
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray