older sister; elder sister
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
emotional scars; mental trauma
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
anything and everything; just about everything
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
box cutter; utility knife
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to put one's hand on; to touch
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to apologize; to apologise
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
much less; to say nothing of
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build