looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
(necessary) personnel; required person
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
consideration; taking into account
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
predicament; difficult situation
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
human relations; personal relationships
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
money problems; financial issues
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
love affair; love relationship
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
everything working out as desired