elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
company; corporation; workplace
drinking party; get-together
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
abusive language; violent language; wild words
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
perfect; complete; flawless
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
until now; so far; up to the present
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be kind to; to treat kindly
go that far; to that extent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of