older brother and younger sister
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to comb down; to smooth down
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be led by; to be headed by
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
belle of society; queen of high society
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
go that far; to that extent
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
woman; lady; adult female
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
in one's own way or style
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC