older brother and younger sister
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
should; must; -able; probably; likely
family; members of a family
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
shopping; purchased goods
to be prolonged; to drag on
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
not caring; not giving a damn