older brother and younger sister
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
scene; sight; scenario; setting
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
hostility; antagonism; opposition
all (there is); as long as there is
besides; in addition; also; moreover
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unfortunately; regrettably
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
had better ...; had better not ...
contract; compact; agreement
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
conviction; belief; confidence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
of course; certainly; naturally
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
product; produce; result; fruit