older brother and younger sister
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
one by one; one each; one at a time
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to give; to do (something) for
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
nursing; (protective) care
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
boy; son; baby boy; young man
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to say; to be called; to do
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
manly; masculine; like a man
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to go past; to pass; to pass by
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine