older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to be at a loss for words
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
military personnel; soldier
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
not yet known; unknown; strange
at a young age; while still young
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
older sister; elder sister
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
at that time; in those days
curiosity; inquisitiveness
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light