older brother; elder brother
stairs; stairway; staircase
to lose one's footing; to slip
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
heir; inheritor; successor
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
curse; spell; malediction
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be infected; to be contagious
something like ...; something called ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune