younger brother by adoption, foster-brother ☊ like: nghĩa đệ → →
etwas wörtlich nehmen ☊ 
hiểu một điều gì đó theo đúng nghĩa đen ☊ 
从字面上理解某事 ☊ cóng zìmiàn shàng lǐjiě mǒushì etwas wörtlich nehmen ☊ hiểu một điều gì đó theo đúng nghĩa đen ☊ ☊ I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help), but I only succeeded in annoying them. ☊ intention ☊
Don't be angry. I'm sure she meant it for the best (= intended to be helpful). ☊ mean ☊
I can't wait for this nonsense to end so that we can all be friends again. ☊ nonsense ☊
It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version. ☊ make sense ☊
suck sth + adj.: Greenfly can literally suck a plant dry. ☊ suck ☊