older sister; elder sister
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be overcome with emotion
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
close; intimate; on good terms
very rich person; the super rich
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive