older sister; lass; young lady
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
test paper (e.g. litmus paper); test strip
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be helpful; to be useful
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
ancestor; forefather; foremother
everybody; every last one of them; all
just because; even if; even though
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
foundation stone; cornerstone
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be needed; to be wanted
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(doing something) regardless of expense
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!