parent-child relationship
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
being on the ropes; losing ground
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
short joke; quick one-liner
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
stochastic variable; random variable
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
in that way; like that; that way
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
interest (in something); enthusiasm
key person; important person
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
source of worry; source of distress
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
labor; labour; manpower; working force
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
to abandon; to leave behind
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
seeing something that isn't actually there; hallucination; pretending not to see; looking the other way; looking upwards
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
(death from) starvation; starving to death