unnatural; affected; studied; forced
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister; elder sister
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to follow another's example
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
I see; that's right; indeed
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
if so; in that case; in that situation
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable