placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
guaranty; guarantee; fee paid to performing artists, etc.
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
one full year; first anniversary
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to push aside; to push one's way through
smallish; on the small side
how long; how far; how much
base; basis; bedrock; platform
programme; program; plans; arrangements
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
nonchalant air; unruffled air
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
videophone; video telephone; video call
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
everywhere; all over; throughout
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
water breaking (during pregnancy)
breech presentation (feet or buttocks-first birth); breech delivery; breech birth
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
pubic region; private parts; genital area