older sister; elder sister
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to fight against; to oppose; to face
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
world; society; people; the public
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to work hard at one's lessons
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
light blue; pale blue; aqua
ice cream soda; icecream soda
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
front; frontage; facade; main
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple