biological older sister; real elder sister
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to say; to be called; to do
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
headquarters; head office; main office
orders; instructions; directive; command
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
interference; intervention; meddling
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
reading too much into (what ... says)
to overdo; to do too much
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor