older sister and younger brother
close; intimate; on good terms
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
of great promise; with a promising future
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
much less; to say nothing of
long-established; old-established; traditional
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor
to be contented; to be at ease
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
lower classes; proletariat; underclass
prejudice; bias; distorted view
field; sphere; realm; division; branch