older sister; elder sister
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
surname; family name; last name
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
property; fortune; means; assets
economic strength; economic power; economic might
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
influence; clout; leverage
personality; character; individuality; personhood
social page (of newspaper); local news page
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
and so; therefore; for that reason
wandering; roaming; drifting
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
number of days (times) one has attended
art dealer; fine art(s) shop
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
opening time; starting time of work
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
done; just done; just finished
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters