sisterly love; affection between sisters
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
100,000; hundred thousand
square metre; square meter
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be overcome with emotion
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
press corps; group of reporters
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
death penalty; capital punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
another family; another house
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
at once; there and then; immediately
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
high spirits; boastful talk
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
patriotic feelings; patriotism