first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
near; close; beside; third person
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
last night; yesterday evening
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
expression; look; countenance; face
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
responsibility; duty; obligation
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)