aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
older sister; elder sister
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
scene; sight; scenario; setting
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
something; some kind of; for some reason
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to hide; to keep to oneself
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
self-consciousness; self-awareness
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
living; lifestyle; living room
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
practice; practising; training; study
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
guardian; protector; patron; parent
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition