elder sister; older female friend
ramification; branching off
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
year in, year out; always; 24-7
indirection; indirectness
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
calamity; misfortune; disaster
law of conservation of mass
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be rearranged or transposed
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
spirit power; magical power
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to talk (a person) down; to confute
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
parental love or affection
to ask; to enquire; to query
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
logistical support; combat service support
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
either way; in any case; one way or another
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death