sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to say; to be pleased to say
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
not worth considering; out of the question
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to carry around; to carry on one's person
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
exactly as stated; verbatim
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
(for the) first time in one's life
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to not take seriously; to take lightly
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to