older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
difference; variation; difference
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
woman; female; feminine gender
it is not (like that) either
tendency; trend; inclination
personal; individual; private
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do