babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to awake from one's sleep
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
place; room; margin; scope
from the viewpoint of; according to
to have a smattering knowledge of
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
not necessarily so; is not always true
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
best friend; very close friend
around the clock; day and night
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to run about; to rush about
isolation; being alone; being friendless
people; men and women; each person; everybody
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various