older brother; elder brother
Mathias; Matias; Matthias
to say (something) over one's shoulder
immediately; right away; on the spot
beginning; outset; first; onset
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to state; to express; to mention
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
irritation; annoyance; frustration
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
tedious; boring; being fed up with
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
being left out; being ostracized
close; intimate; on good terms
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child