eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
this family; we; this house
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
knowing; (an) acquaintance
person concerned; interested party; related party
particulars; details; specified items
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
and; thereupon; because of that
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
closely-guarded secret; top secret
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to throw at; to turn; to raise
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
preparation; provision; guarding
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
surely (not); certainly (not)
like this; this sort; this way
when it becomes; when it comes to
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
commander; commanding officer; CO
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary