older sister; elder sister
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
female ghost; female apparition; female monster
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
even though; despite; when
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)