older brother; elder brother
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
rather; better; instead; if anything
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to look young; to seem young
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
something like ...; something called ...
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society