parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
visual confirmation; sighting
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
anything and everything; just about everything
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
outside world; physical world
sensitivity; susceptibility
main cause; primary factor
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to say; to be pleased to say
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
scenery; scene; landscape
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that