older sister and younger brother
war; fighting; fierce competition
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
a few years ago; some years back
our country; our land; one's own country
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
don't you think?; indicates question
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
internal conditions; true state of affairs
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
gender; distinction of sex; sex
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one day; (on) a certain day