younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
leadership competition; power struggle
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
travel agent; travel agency
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
for example; for instance; e.g.
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to attack; to assault; to assail
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis