watching brief

brief of a lawyer who is present in court during a case in which his client is not directly concerned, in order to advise him and protect his interests 律师的案情摘要（律师出庭旁听与委托人无直接关系的案件, 向委托人提供建议）.

waste-paper, waste-pipe, wasteful, wastefully, wastefulness, wasteland, waster, wastrel, watch, watch out for, watch over, watch-dog, watch-night service, watch-strap (Brit) (US `watch-band), watch-tower, watchdog, watcher, watchful, watchfully, watchfulness, watchmaker, watchman, watchword, water, water point, water polo, water ski, water-bed, water-bird, water-biscuit, water-borne, water-bottle, water-buffalo, water-butt, water-cannon, water-closet, water-colour (US -color), water-cooled, water-diviner, water-fowl,