long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
first warbling heard in a New Year
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to say; to be called; to do
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to become better; to improve
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how long; how much; to what extent
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when