(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
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.)
name; given name; first name
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
incident; affair; happening; event
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
should; must; -able; probably; likely
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
presence (impressive quality)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out