younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
that; the matter in question
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
companion; partner; spouse
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
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
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
sympathy; compassion; pity
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
outside of; not covered by
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
function; facility; faculty; feature
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now