surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
secret; private; surreptitious
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to be reminded of; to call to mind
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
rendering what little service one can
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to keep in mind; to memorize
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
while being out of the office or away from home
being very busy; busyness
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
vacant house; unoccupied house
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to aggravate; to make serious
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
complete victory; total victory
both sides; two sides; double-sided
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to pluck; to pick; to nip off