older brother; elder brother
the future; future prospects
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be helpful; to be useful
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
decision; settlement; definition
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to grow; to develop; to grow up
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
a little bit; a little while
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
one or two; a few; small number
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score