to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
difference; variation; difference
older sister; lass; young lady
real intention; true motive; true meaning
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
confusion; mixing; merger
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
self-control; self-restraint
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
naturally; of course; understandably
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
condition; state (of health); appearance
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to telephone; to make a phone call
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
one's post; place of work; workplace
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
both (people); the two of them
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to be overcome with emotion
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
hospitalization; hospitalisation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow