older sister; elder sister
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
in the same manner as before; the same as always
pessimism; disappointment
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
personification; impersonation; embodiment
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
charming; fascinating; attractive
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
suffix for familiar person
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
reality; actuality; hard fact
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion