elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
producer (film, TV, etc.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
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.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
woman; female; feminine gender
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
way (of doing); manner; method; means
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
good; goodness; right; virtue
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
threatening letter; intimidating letter
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to have time free; to have time to spare
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
principal occupation; core business
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
real experience; actual observations
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky