younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
one's house; one's home; one's family
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be silent; to say nothing
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
don't you think?; indicates question
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
beginning; outset; first; onset
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
last night; yesterday evening
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
man; male; masculine gender
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
mistress; kept woman; concubine
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing