older brother and younger sister
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
social status; social position
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
sense of values; values; value system
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
surroundings; circumference
blocking the way; standing in the way
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
spider's thread; spider silk
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
clear; precise; definite; distinct
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
strict order; peremptory command
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
reinforcement; strengthening
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
tarantula (common name for large spiders); European wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula)