reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
older sister; elder sister
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
another family; another house
older sister and younger brother
difference; variation; difference
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
annual (plant); first-year student
second-year student; biennial
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
exclusively; (taking) best care
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
future (usually near); prospects
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness