older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
disinheritance; disowning
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
at that time; in those days
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
to name; to call; to christen; to term
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
weekly pictorial magazine
article; news story; report; account
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
settlement; solution; resolution
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce