excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
place to go; place one can go
older brother; elder brother
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to do together; to share; to participate in
hostile relations; hostile relationship
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
very young; little; childish; immature
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
strong interaction; strong force
progress; advance; improvement; development
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
Island; insula; island; islet
forced to use; forced into a position
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
conference room; council room