older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
skill; dexterity; master hand
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
the very best; excellent; superb
the lower classes; the common people
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
one's share; one's portion
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to rock; to shake; to swing
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
being out of the ring (wrestling)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
separation; farewell; parting
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew