business competition; corporate competition
custody battle; custody dispute
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
birdwatching; bird watching
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
detective work; detective industry
ex-husband; former husband
introduction; outline; general remarks
to hate each other; to hate mutually
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to count up; to enumerate
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
material witness; suspect
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
unsettled; pending; unresolved
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall