resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
long ago; a long time ago; already
prohibition; inhibition; ban
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
vomiting blood; hematemesis
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to slide into; to slip into
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle