older brother; elder brother
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
early (days); initial stage; initial
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
beginning; outset; first; onset
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in comparison to; rather than
it is I who should say so
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy