dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
body; group; party; company; troupe
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
as (for); for; in the capacity of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
impossible to do (although wants to)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
in this way; thus; such; uh...
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
tenth day of the month; ten days
that; the matter in question
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned