sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
in name only; titular; nominal
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to ventilate; to let fresh air in
systematic; regular; routine
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
the same generation; coeval
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
heir; inheritor; successor
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
normalcy; normality; normal
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
way of talking; speaking style
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
using every trick (in the book)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character