(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
arrangement; pact; agreement
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 be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
assertion; declaration; affirmation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
several people; a few people
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
established practice; custom
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to be found; to be discovered
student guidance; student counseling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
relatively; comparatively
a few years ago; some years back
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to pick a fight; to find fault
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
good; goodness; right; virtue
naturalization; naturalisation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
weird; disgusting; sickening
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty