babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
partly open; in half bloom
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
for a while; for some time; for a period
attenuating; fizzling out
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to some extent; to a certain extent
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
hey there; I say; see here