to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
older brother; elder brother
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
the big two...; two major...; two main...
item; something that one "just has to have"
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
talk about divorce or separation
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
opposite side; other side
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
big catch (fishing); good haul
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
becoming dull; slowing down
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to name; to call; to christen; to term
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
real life; actual life; everyday life
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
sports-minded; sports-oriented
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice