excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to appease; to suppress; to calm
older brother; elder brother
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to read the situation; to sense the mood
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
blood relationship; blood relative
family; members of a family
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
honor; honour; credit; prestige
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
only; merely; but; no more than
duty; obligation; responsibility
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
besides; in addition; also; moreover
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
the same; the said; likewise
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
nature; the natural world; realm of nature