expertise; experience; knowledge
sense of values; values; value system
to pay attention; to be watchful
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
older brother; elder brother
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
exclusivism; exclusionism
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge