elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
speech; expression; wording; language
to be surprised; to be astonished
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to correct oneself; to restate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
time; season; period; phase; stage
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
than; from; out of; except; but; more
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
classification; categorization; sorting
genuine article; real thing; real deal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to pass (of time); to elapse