babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
dealing with; coping with
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
preparatory phase; preparatory period
very recently; in the very recent past
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
street stall; stand; booth
to pass (of time); to elapse
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dignified; austere; imposing
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
serious look (on one's face); straight face