reporting, contacting, and consultation
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
but; however; provided that
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
schedule; program; calendar
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
something like ...; something called ...
every person; each one; everybody
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
extensive; vast range; wide scope
physical work; manual labour (labor)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to take command; to give direction
small number; few; minority
going around; patrol; round; tour
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood