older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
legend; folklore; tradition
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
recompense; indemnity; atonement
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
import; importation; introduction; afferent
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
inheritance; something given or received
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
coating of snow; blanket of snow
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to be erected; to be built