remaining silent; keeping secret
older brother and younger sister
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
exaltation; emotional uplift
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman