older sister; elder sister
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
rejection; negation; voting down
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
clear writing; specification
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
change of schedule; schedule change
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
another time; some other time
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
subordination; dependency
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
another language; different languages
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe