babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
final; eventual; ultimate
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to keep away; to keep at a distance
reason; cause; circumstances
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
founder; originator; pioneer
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
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
defense; defence; defensive preparations
action of making something; -ification
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
automatic; intransitive verb
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
totally willing; fully motivated
considerably; greatly; a lot
fluent (in a language); flowing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
absorption; suction; attraction
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
homecoming; returning home
in comparison to; rather than
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
alone; by oneself; on one's own
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to brave a danger; to take a risk