brothers and sisters; siblings
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
older sister; elder sister
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
happy memory; sweet memory
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to add (to); to add on; to append
alone; by oneself; on one's own
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be surprised; to be astonished