carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that is to say; so that means
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
business use; business purposes
on duty; at work; while working
company president; manager; director
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one parent; single parent
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
to arrive home; to return
just past noon; afternoon
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
at work; in the midst of work; working
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
popular (with); in favour (with); well received